Breaking, per the BBC: Trump says Israel and Hamas 'both sign off' on first phase of Gaza peace plan (Hamas confirms)

[Celerity]

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cx2nzlj2j4kt

Summary

US President Donald Trump has announced that "Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan". "This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line", Trump says on Truth Social

Trump is "considering travelling to the Middle East" in the coming days, according to the White House. Mediators from the US, Egypt and Qatar in Sharm El-Sheikh have been attempting to broker an agreement for a ceasefire in Gaza and a release of Israeli hostages still held by Hamas

The negotiations come two years and two days after Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza in response to the 7 October 2023 attack, in which Hamas-led gunmen killed about 1,200 people and took 251 others as hostages. At least 67,183 have been killed by Israeli military operations in Gaza since then, the Hamas-run health ministry says.

[CentralMass]

1. What could possibly go wrong ?

[Celerity]

3. If Trump was a chef, he could fuck up a glass of water.

[CentralMass]

17. The parties involved are tRump, Netanyahu,and Hamas. While I hope the peace plan succeeds, I wouldn't bet the farm on it

[enid602]

2. Eat

I hope the Israelis will let the Palestinians eat, at least for a while.

[newdeal2]

4. 2 weeks

Then there will be some “issue” that resumes the fighting.

[Silent Type]

5. Hope it works.

[hatrack]

6. Here's the flaw: "Trump says . . . "

[Celerity]

7. Hamas confirms Gaza peace deal

[Disaffected]

8. All bets are off,

once the hostages are returned. Either side will then have ample opportunity to renege on the agreement based either on real or imaginary issues.

I'm giving it a couple of weeks or so b/f it hits the fan again.

[DoBW]

9. It's a trick ... trying to back door the peace prize at last minute

[Glorious bastard]

10. Trump and Hamas confirm.

I will wait for confirmations from Pinocchio and Baron Munchausen before I get too excited.

[Mossfern]

11. Do we know the particulars of the deal?

The fact that Hamas is thanking Trump makes me suspicious. In the announcement they thank the countries, but in the case of the US they singled out Trump. Was this to flatter him?

[Johnny2X2X]

12. Get ready for it

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[lapfog_1]

26. oh good grief

[mvd]

14. While peace would be wonderful..

anything Dump says I mistrust. He also screws up everything.

[Catherine Vincent]

15. So...

Will this bit of news force them to give that orange asshole the NPP?

[Sparkly]

19. Not after he's called out military forces on American cities!

Not after his 34 felony convictions.

Not after being an orange asshole.

[AloeVera]

16. "Agreed upon line" for withdrawal

Noooooooooo...

Netanyahu has already said he opposes withdrawal of troops. There will be no "agreed upon line".

Once the hostages are released, "peace" is over.

[DFW]

28. Oh, I think there will be an agreed-upon line.

But it will be a line drawn in the sand—not exactly the most daunting of barriers to cross.

[Sparkly]

18. I'll believe it when Bibi puts his weapons down.

No more bombs.

[moonscape]

20. This. He didn't stop bombing Southern Lebanon after

agreeing to the ceasefire with Hezbollah that Biden brokered, still hasn’t, so why would he now?

[moondust]

21. Bribes to get a Nobel?

And as soon as he shows it off?

[iemanja]

25. It's too late

The Nobel decision has already been made. The announcement is Friday. If the peace actually holds, they’d be eligible next year. An announcement is not lasting peace anyway.

[Xolodno]

22. Bibi is just going to use this pause...

...to regroup, assess and re target. He'll just make up some lie how Hamas violated the terms and start shooting again. Once the war ends he's toast and he knows it. And they still have to negotiate who will govern Gaza later and he sure as hell doesn't want a one station solution, even when a significant portion of the UN left the chamber when it was his turn to speak. He doesn't care what the world thinks of him.

Nor does he care about the country or its people. Only of himself like most dictators.

[iemanja]

23. Fingers crossed.

[Wanderlust988]

24. Biden could've gotten the same deal last year but he wouldn't rein in Bibi

Biden should've told Bibi enough is enough! No more weapons to Israel. This would've forced the end of the war.

[Klarkashton]

27. West Bank is another story

[Arazi]

29. Fingers crossed but...

Im old enough to remember that Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire and hostage release in January, which was the first part of a three-phase plan to end the war and begin reconstruction of Gaza.

That was announced to fanfare with celebrations in the streets -- and then what happened?

[a kennedy]

30. And there's his in for the Peace Prize.

Gawd I hope not.