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President Trump’s Ceasefire Deal Officially Signed — Israel & Palestine Both Celebrating!

President Trump’s ceasefire deal — the one Joe Biden tried to take credit for — has just been officially signed.

This news comes after President Trump warned Gaza there would be “hell to pay” if they didn’t release hostages before his Inauguration.

Both Israelis and Palestinians are celebrating the good news.

Check it out:

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From Fox News:

A cease-fire and hostage deal has officially been signed by Israel, Hamas, U.S. and Qatari officials.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been informed of the agreement and has instructed a meeting with his political-security cabinet, which would be followed by a government meeting to approve the plan, his office said in a statement translated from Hebrew to English.

“The families of the hostages were informed a short while ago of the agreements by the Directorate for Hostages, Missing Persons, and Returnees in the Prime Minister’s Office,” the statement said. “Additionally, the Prime Minister instructed the Coordinator for Prisoners and Missing Persons to coordinate preparations for the reception of the hostages upon their return to Israel.”

Currently, the Israeli government is set to vote on the measure on Saturday, which would delay the release of the first three hostages until Monday.

Government officials cited last-minute issues with Hamas for the delay.

Axios added:

The deal between Israel and Hamas to release hostages being held in Gaza and begin a ceasefire was officially signed by negotiators in Doha on Thursday, according to two sources familiar with the issue. But the Israeli government isn’t expected to vote on it until Saturday night.

Why it matters: The delay in the vote will postpone the start of the ceasefire and the release of the first three hostages from Sunday to at least Monday, according to Israeli officials.

Driving the news: The Israeli security cabinet was supposed to convene on Thursday morning to vote on the agreement, but several last minute disputes in the negotiations in Doha delayed the official signing of the agreement a day.

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  • A U.S. official said that on Wednesday night, after the deal was announced, there was a disagreement about the final list of Palestinian prisoners who are supposed to be released as part of the deal.
  • Hamas demanded to swap several names on the list for military leaders of the militant group who are serving multiple life sentences for planning and orchestrating suicide bombings, Israeli and U.S. officials said.
  • Israel had earlier used the veto it has as part of the deal to block their release but Hamas brought them up again as a new demand in the negotiations.
  • President Biden’s Middle East envoy Brett McGurk, President-elect Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and Qatari and Egyptian mediators worked for several hours in Doha to resolve the issue.

“In the end it was a tempest in a teapot,” a U.S. official said.

  • Even after the issue was resolved it took another several hours for the agreement to be officially signed.
  • The deal was signed by officials from Israel, Qatar and Hamas, a source with knowledge said. President Biden’s top Middle East adviser Brett McGurk signed the deal for the U.S.

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