The ratification of the agreement by the Prime Minister’s Cabinet of IsraelBenjamin Netanyahu It was the last step to implement the mechanisms planned in this first phase of the plan sponsored by trump.
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Now, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will withdraw from their current positions in Loopafter which the 72-hour period that you have will begin Hamas to free all hostages.
Israel affirmed on Thursday that all parties signed in Egypt the final version of the first phase of the agreement with Hamas. The foreign minister of that country, Gideon Saar, said that lThe release of the hostages “should end the war.”
A person wearing a mask representing US President Donald Trump holds US and Israeli flags in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square on October 9, 2025. (Photo by Maya Levin/AFP).
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While the leader of the negotiating delegation of HamasJalil Al Haya, maintained that he has received guarantees from the mediators of the conflict, United States, Qatar, Egypt and Türkiyeabout what the “war is completely over” in Gaza.
In Washington, trump He announced that he will try to travel on Sunday to Egypt for the signing of the agreement. He added that the hostages should be released between Monday and Tuesday.
This outcome occurs two years after the attack of Hamas from October 7, 2023 in Israel, which left more than 1,200 dead. In addition, the terrorist group kidnapped 251 people, of whom 48 remain captive.
Israel declared war on Hamas and began a military offensive in Gaza that has left more than 67,100 deadthe majority civilians, and the enclave almost in ruins.
What was signed? The first phase of Trump’s plan includes the release of nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners through the exchange of the 48 Israeli hostages held by Hamas, of which 20 are still alive.
Of the Palestinian prisoners who will be released, about 250 are sentenced to life imprisonment and another 1,700 are people detained in the Gaza Strip after the attacks of October 7, 2023. Israel has said it will not release anyone directly involved in the attacks that day.
The exchange should occur within the first 72 hours of implementation of the ceasefire.
The first phase also includes the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza and a withdrawal of Israeli troops.
The soldiers of Israel They must position themselves throughout the call “yellow line” a perimeter in which the Army would remain in Gaza, but at a distance of about 1.5 kilometers in its narrowest area and about 6.5 in the widest area of the border between Gaza and Israel.
At the moment, Israel militarily occupies 82% of LoopAfter the signing of the first phase, it will maintain control of 53% of the strip.
Israel’s occupation of Gaza. (AFP).
About the role of trump in the outcome of the current conflict, the international journalist and analyst Carlos Novoa, specialized in Middle Eastern issues, reminded The Commerce that the presidents of the United States have always been the ones who have finished implementing or influencing to reach agreements, ceasefires or bring closer positions between Palestinians and Israelis.
US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House on October 9, 2025. (Photo by Jim Watson / AFP).
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“It is difficult to think of agreements without the intervention of the United States. Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, George Bush, Joe Biden have done it at some point. Trump has put his personal stamp on it. Key has been the rapprochement that exists between the United States with Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Trump has managed to put pressure on Netanyahu, who trusts the North American president, and from that it was also possible put pressure on Hamas,” Novoa indicated.
For his part, the international analyst Francesco Tucci agreed that the decisive impulse came from trumpwho pressured both parties with the support of Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye. However, he considered that the American president seeks a political and media achievement to reinforce his image as a “peacemaker”, after having failed to fulfill his promise to end the war in Ukraine “in one day”.
What’s coming now?
A column of smoke rises after the Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip on October 9, 2025. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP).
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The Qatari channel Al-Araby reported that talks for the second phase of the agreement will begin a day after the release of the hostages.
The complete plan of trump20 points and announced at the White House on September 29 along with Netanyahuindicates that Hamas must agree to disarmleave the power in Loop for that territory to be administered by a technocratic committee supervised by an international peace board chaired by Trump himself, and which will include the former British prime minister Tony Blair. It also includes the reconstruction of the enclave.
Subsequently, the Palestinian National Authority, once it is reformed, will take control of Gaza.
Hamas members would be offered an amnesty if they commit to peaceful coexistence with Israel, or would be provided a safe exit to another country.
No Palestinian would be forced to leave Gaza and those who have left will be able to return.
Novoa considered that once Hamas release all the hostages, he would have to comply with everything that Trump negotiates or intends to impose because I would no longer have a “currency.”
“For now, Israel and Hamas win, but to implement everything there is still a long way to go. Who is going to govern Gaza? Will Hamas leave power in favor of a government of technocrats? Who is going to distribute humanitarian aid? Are they going to hand over their weapons? There are many reservations, many red lines to cross,” Novoa specified.
“I find it very difficult to meet the 20 points. We will have to see how the dynamics will move within Israel without hostages or see what happens with Gaza if Hamas does not give in, as I think it will happen, the administration of the strip,” Novoa anticipated.
Tucci maintained that the second phase of Trump’s plan will be the most difficult to implement. He believes it is unlikely that Hamas will agree to completely disarm, after having lost thousands of fighters. He also said it must be taken into account that there is a devastated civilian population in Gaza that could become even more radicalized.
As to IsraelTucci warned that the international pressure on that country is increasingespecially in Europewhere public opinion and several governments harshly criticize Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies. This climate, he said, pushed Israel to accept a tactical truce to ease its diplomatic isolation.
Tucci stressed that the The success of the agreement will depend on Trump’s willingness to guarantee its compliance, as demanded by Hamas, and its ability to resist pressure from the Israeli government.
Even so, Tucci indicated that he prefers to maintain a position cautious and skepticaland recalled that “agreements have already been signed that were later frustrated.” He concluded that only time will show if this time it is a real step towards peace or a more political move.
