Today, Israel and Hamas formally agreed to a ceasefire deal proposed by President Donald Trump alongside negotiation assistance from Egypt and Qatar. Two laborious years of incessant war have been spent between Israel and Hamas. Read on to learn how the deal was brokered and what can be expected from the process for long-awaited peace.

THE DEAL

First and foremost, it’s important to recognize that the agreement between Israel and Hamas is an agreement for a ceasefire that is intended to later bring an ultimate peace deal. This is not the final peace deal.

This

first phase

includes a large hostage release and the withdraw of Israeli troops from Gaza. AP News

reports

, “Hamas said it had agreed to a deal that will lead to the end of the war in Gaza, the withdrawal of Israeli troops, th

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