Israel, Gaza and ceasefire
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There is still uncertainty about whether Hamas will disarm and disband, as Trump's plan outlines, or what Gaza's future governance might look like.
The Israeli military said Thursday that it has begun preparing to withdraw troops from Gaza after Hamas and Israel reached an agreement to end the two-year-old war.
The announcement comes days after President Trump presented a 20-point peace plan aimed at ending the war in Gaza.
After U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had struck a deal that is meant to free the remaining hostages, the tension in the square began to lift. Israel says that of the 250 initially taken captive, 20 of the hostages that remain in Gaza are alive and 28 are dead.
Israeli tourism, travel and media representatives will visit the United Arab Emirates this week on the invitation of state carrier Etihad Airways and Abu Dhabi's tourism industry.
Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports from Tel Aviv on a ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas on 'Special Report.'
Palestinians in Khan Younis in southern Gaza celebrated and chanted together on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the parties had agreed to the “first phase” of a deal signaling a major breakthrough in the two-year war in Gaza.
The cabinet of the United Arab Emirates approved on Monday an agreement to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel that was signed in Washington last month, ahead of the first official visit by a UAE government delegation to Israel.