Trump announced an agreement between Israel and Hamas. What the media is writing

US President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement to implement the first phase of his peace plan. Israeli hostages will be released from the Gaza Strip and troops will be withdrawn. The agreement will be signed on October 9th. What the world's media write about the diplomatic breakthrough is in the Izvestia digest.

Financial Times: Trump announces approval of the first phase of the peace plan

Israel and Hamas have agreed to release all remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip as part of the first phase of US President Donald Trump's plan to end the two-year war in the Palestinian enclave. On October 8, in the evening, Trump wrote that all hostages would be released soon, and Israel would withdraw its troops to an agreed line as a first step towards lasting peace.

According to Trump's plan, Israel will release almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for increased aid for the besieged sector. Israel will also withdraw its troops from the front line in the Gaza Strip in the first phase of a gradual redeployment. Qatar, one of the leading Arab negotiators, confirmed the deal, saying it would "lead to an end to the war, the release of Israeli and Palestinian prisoners, and the delivery of humanitarian aid."

Axios: Trump allowed a visit to Israel to speak about the agreement

Trump said he would "probably travel to Israel in the coming days" to address the country's parliament in connection with the Gaza peace agreement. In a short phone interview shortly after the deal was announced, Trump said, "This is a great day for Israel and for the world." Ending the war in the Gaza Strip was one of Trump's key campaign promises, and the agreement, which was announced on October 8, is the largest diplomatic achievement of his second term.

On October 9, the White House announced that Trump could travel to the Middle East some time after a medical checkup on October 11. According to the agreement, the remaining Israeli hostages, 20 of whom are believed to be alive, will be released between October 9 and October 13. Trump's visit will coincide with this long-awaited moment in Israel.

Reuters: hostages may be released as early as Saturday

The Israeli hostages may be released as early as October 11 in accordance with the US plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip, and the country's military will complete the first part of the partial withdrawal of troops from the enclave within 24 hours of the agreement. According to the source, the signing of the agreement is expected to take place on October 9 at noon Israeli time (coincides with Moscow time). The Cabinet of Ministers and the Government of Israel are to hold meetings on the agreement at 17:00.

Just a day after the second anniversary of the Hamas militant attack that triggered Israel's offensive on Gaza, indirect talks in Egypt led to an agreement on the initial phase of Trump's 20-point peace program in the Palestinian enclave. The agreement, if fully implemented, will bring the two sides closer together than any previous attempt to stop the war, which has escalated into a regional conflict involving countries such as Iran, Yemen and Lebanon.

The New York Times: Trump is on the verge of a major diplomatic achievement

Trump is on the verge of the biggest diplomatic achievement of his second term, ending the brutal war between Israel and Hamas. He made it clear that he was looking forward to traveling to the Middle East to preside over the ceasefire negotiations and welcome the hostages who had spent two long years in underground captivity. For Trump, this is the fulfillment of his self-proclaimed goal of being a negotiator and peacemaker, as well as the path to the Nobel Peace Prize. Ironically, the name of the 2025 prize winner will be announced just a few hours before his possible departure to Egypt and Israel.

Trump remembers that the main international achievement of his first term was the Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain, the first Arab states to recognize Israel in a quarter of a century. Sudan and Morocco joined them later. It was fears that Saudi Arabia might join these agreements that led Hamas to the horror of the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack.

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Associated Press: Rubio interrupted Trump's speech and delivered an urgent note

On the afternoon of October 8, Trump was holding a round table with influential representatives of the conservative community dedicated to the Antifa movement when his attention was attracted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was standing in the far corner of the Blue Room of the White House. He said he had news for Trump, but would have to wait until the media dispersed. Rubio then handed the president a note.

The event for influencers had been going on for over an hour when Rubio first approached Trump. The president invited him in, and Rubio whispered something to Trump before handing him a note. The public did not have to wait long for official confirmation. At 18:51 (1:51 Moscow time on October 9) — just two hours after Rubio handed Trump the note — the president solemnly posted this statement on his social networks.