Breaking: Trump hails Israel-Hamas breakthrough | 8 Oct 2025 | U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Hamas have reached a breakthrough in their negotiations on the first phase of a Gaza peace plan. The White House last month released a 20-point peace plan for ending the Gaza conflict, which called for an immediate ceasefire, hostage-for-prisoner release, Hamas disarmament and a withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Palestinian enclave. In a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump said that the militant group has consented to release all Israeli hostages, while Israel has agreed to withdraw troops from Gaza “to an agreed upon line.” “I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan,” the US president said, calling the decisions the “first steps towards a strong, durable and everlasting peace.”