Relatives of Israeli hostages celebrated in Tel Aviv after US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had signed the first phase of a peace deal.
In a post on social media, Trump wrote “ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the agreement a “great day for Israel”.
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