Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported that the Israeli cabinet meeting to vote on the Gaza ceasefire has been postponed by a few hours. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sarr spoke to Fox News and said that the ceasefire will take effect immediately after the Israeli cabinet approves the agreement.
Hamas commits to:
He will release the remaining hostages within 72 hours. According to Szar, this could end the war.
As the Israeli government is expected to approve the ceasefire, Donald Trump's special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, has arrived in Israel. According to the BBC's US partner, CBS, Witkoff is accompanied by Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and former adviser.
US President Donald Trump announced at a cabinet meeting held at the White House that a significant breakthrough had occurred in the Middle East on Wednesday evening.
We ended the war in Gaza and actually created a much broader peace
— said Trump, adding that he hopes this will be a lasting, even “eternal peace”. The president said the remaining hostages would be released on Monday or Tuesday, which he called a day of joy. He said the hostages are in places you don’t want to be and that releasing them is a complicated process.
The US president also said he would soon travel to the Middle East, where an official signing will take place in Egypt. According to information from four sources to CBS News
Trump will visit Egypt and Israel, but a visit to Gaza has been ruled out.
The sources also said that the trip is still being planned. The US president explained that everything came together when Iran's nuclear facilities were attacked in June. According to Trump, Iran now wants to work on peace, and the Americans were informed that they fully support the agreement and will work with them.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stressed at the cabinet meeting that Trump's relationships with foreign leaders made the deal possible. Rubio specifically mentioned that Trump's meeting with Arab and Muslim leaders on September 23 at the UN General Assembly helped build a coalition that supports the plan. Rubio said it was a historic moment that the country should be proud of. His comments were met with intense applause from other members of the cabinet, as Trump stressed that he wanted to close the meeting quickly so he could focus on the Middle East and peace.
