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Israel and Hamas agreed to pause fighting in Gaza to free the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, accepting elements of a plan put forward by the Trump administration that Palestinians greeted warily Thursday as a possible breakthrough toward ending the devastating 2-year-old war.

“This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed-upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace,” President Donald Trump wrote on social media late Wednesday.

“All Parties will be treated fairly!” Alaa Abd Rabbo, originally from northern Gaza but forced by the fighting to move multiple times, called the deal “a godsend.”

“We are tire

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