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Hamas accepts Trump peace plan ending 2 years of war in Gaza, returning hostages
Fox News ^ | 10/08/25 | Caitlin McFall, Jennifer Griffin, Efrat Lachter, Emma Bussey

Posted on 10/09/2025 1:16:13 AM PDT by Libloather

Hamas has agreed to a peace deal pushed by President Donald Trump to end the war in Gaza and return the hostages, two years after the terrorist network attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, sparking not only the bloodiest day for Jews since the Holocaust, but a deadly war and a humanitarian crisis across the Gaza Strip.

Trump took to Truth Social Wednesday to make the announcement: "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! 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!"

Speaking to Sean Hannity, Trump said he expects the hostages to be released on Monday. He did not elaborate on whether he would be going to the region, although Netanyahu invited him to address the Israeli parliament on Sunday.

Moments before the president's announcement, photos emerged from the negotiation room in Sharm el-Sheikh showing senior officials embracing and shaking hands as reports indicated significant progress toward a hostage release deal. Retired General Nitzan Alon was seen shaking hands with Qatar’s Prime Minister Al-Thani, with special envoy Steve Witkoff in the background.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; History; Local News
KEYWORDS: gaza; hamas; hostages; israel

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The DNC's Hamas wing is deeply saddened.
1 posted on 10/09/2025 1:16:13 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Hamas crawfishes in 3-2-1…..


2 posted on 10/09/2025 1:18:36 AM PDT by GeneralisimoFranciscoFranco (I love liberals. They taste like chicken.)
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To: Libloather

They can’t do this. What will poor Greta Thunberg have to complain about now? I suppose there’s always climate change, but it just ain’t the same.


3 posted on 10/09/2025 1:27:04 AM PDT by mbrfl
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To: Libloather

I’ll believe it when every last hostage is released, both alive and remains.


4 posted on 10/09/2025 1:27:28 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: Libloather

Trump is a fool.

There was an article the other day that said Hamas cannot release all the hostages.

Hamas is stalling like before.


5 posted on 10/09/2025 1:36:18 AM PDT by moviefan8
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To: metmom

Trust but verify


6 posted on 10/09/2025 1:36:34 AM PDT by onona
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To: moviefan8

>>”Trump is a fool. There was an article the other day that said Hamas cannot release all the hostages.”

An article? Wow. Trump probably didn’t bother to read the article. You’d better contact him and set him straight. /s


7 posted on 10/09/2025 1:43:02 AM PDT by mbrfl
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To: Libloather

Am I the only person who doesn’t give a crap? They’ve been fighting since before I was born and they’ll be fighting long after I’m dead. No peace plan is going to stop that.


8 posted on 10/09/2025 1:52:38 AM PDT by ArcadeQuarters (You can't remove RINOs by voting for them!)
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To: metmom

HAMAS MAY release all the hostages and hostage bodies but once they get their 1500 or so murderers out of Israeli prisons, it will be Jihad time all over again. Anything short of their total destruction leaves us open for another attack and war in a few years.


9 posted on 10/09/2025 1:54:23 AM PDT by Netz ( and looking for a way ti IMPROVE mankind.)
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To: Libloather

It always turns out, in these personnel swaps, that one Jew is worth about 1000 Palestinians. Which defines actual value of these groups in real time. </not-sarcasm>


10 posted on 10/09/2025 1:54:34 AM PDT by jroehl (And how we burned in the camps later - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - The Gulag Archipelago)
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They’ll give the Peace Prize to Kuschner and Witkoff, and all the Arabs involved....not Trump. They announce tomorow, I think.


11 posted on 10/09/2025 1:58:58 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Libloather

Believe it when the hostages are returned.


12 posted on 10/09/2025 2:23:18 AM PDT by vpintheak (The left is violence.)
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>>”HAMAS MAY release all the hostages and hostage bodies but once they get their 1500 or so murderers out of Israeli prisons, it will be Jihad time all over again.”

Only if they’re allowed back into Gaza. I think the plan is to send them to various Arab states in the region. They need to be banned from ever returning to Gaza or the West Bank if this thing is ever going to work.


13 posted on 10/09/2025 2:24:52 AM PDT by mbrfl
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“their 1500 or so murderers out of Israeli prisons, it will be Jihad time all over again.”

Yeah this rings like it’s right.
When i heard about the plan and how it was an exchange of innocent civilian hostages for murderous islamic radical extremist mental cases. I knew that this wasn’t going to work in the long term. But for the short term, you take the win and walk away.


14 posted on 10/09/2025 2:39:42 AM PDT by Samurai_Jack (This is not about hypocrisy, this is about hierarchy!)
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To: mbrfl

Despite all the Western fanfare about the elusive peace in the Middle East, this deal like the ones offered 1920-2025, will not pan out because the PALEOstinians do not want peace.

HAMAS survives amid the devastation that is Gaza = Islamic Victory.

Prisoner exchanges? Maybe this will pan out.

Pali-murderers may be sent to other countries but they will work their way back to the region clandestinely.

This deal is a level one deal without continuation because HAMAS will declare total victory and begin where they left off on October 7th 2023.

When will Western leader wake up to the fact that they are dealing with VERY primitive apes?
Kudos to Trump but he is dreaming.


15 posted on 10/09/2025 2:51:17 AM PDT by Netz ( and looking for a way ti IMPROVE mankind.)
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To: moviefan8

Someone will look like a fool come Monday.


16 posted on 10/09/2025 2:55:24 AM PDT by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: Libloather

Doubtful.


17 posted on 10/09/2025 3:14:08 AM PDT by VRW Conspirator (How it started: Covfefe - - - - - How it is going: COVFAFO)
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To: Libloather

Hopes and dreams. Nothing beats unconditional surrender.


18 posted on 10/09/2025 3:26:04 AM PDT by fruser1
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To: Libloather

Hostage release is supposed to be Monday


19 posted on 10/09/2025 3:39:45 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: Libloather

Hamas exists to kill Jews. That will never change.


20 posted on 10/09/2025 3:41:01 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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