Posted on 10/08/25
| News Source: Arutz-7
Washington, D.C. - Oct. 8, 2025 - US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social: "I am very proud to announce 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 as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace".
"All Parties will be treated fairly", he added, "This is a great Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United States of America, and we thank the mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, who worked with us to make this Historic and Unprecedented Event happen".
"Blessed are the peacemakers". Trump concluded.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published the following initial statement: "With God's help we will bring them all home".
“This is a great day for Israel", Netanyahu later added, "I will convene the government tomorrow to approve the agreement and bring all our dear hostages home. I thank the heroic IDF soldiers and all the security forces — thanks to their courage and sacrifice we have reached this day".
"I extend my heartfelt thanks to President Trump and his team for their dedication to this sacred mission of freeing our hostages", he concluded, "With God’s help, together we will continue to achieve all our goals and expand peace with our neighbors.”
Israel's President Isaac Herzog responded: “At this hour, all the people of Israel stand with the hostages. All the people of Israel stand with the families". Herzog quoted the verse from Jeremiah Chapter 31: "They shall come back from the land of the enemy... they shall come back from the land of the enemy".
The Hamas murderous terror organization confirmed and announced: “We have reached an agreement that ends the war, leads to the withdrawal of the IDF from Gaza, the entry of humanitarian aid, and a prisoner exchange".