A woman in the colors of the U.S. flag holds up a placard thanking President Trump, in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square, Oct. 9, 2025, following the announcement of a new Gaza ceasefire deal. JACK GUEZ/AFP/GETTY

What to know about the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release plan:
o Israel and Hamas signed a deal in Egypt on Thursday for what President Trump heralded as the "first phase" of a ceasefire to end the two-year war in Gaza and to bring home dozens of remaining Israeli hostages from the Palestinian territory, Shosh Bedrosian, a spokesperson with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office, confirmed.

o The ceasefire is expected to take effect following a vote by the Israeli government later Thursday to formally approve the peace deal.

o President Trump announced the agreement between the two sides on Wednesday evening, saying Hamas had agreed to release all of the remaining Israeli hostages and Israel would withdraw its forces in Gaza to an "agreed upon line."

Netanyahu says Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize
A post on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's X account called on Thursday for President Trump to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

It followed news that Israeli and Hamas delegations had signed the "first phase" agreement aimed at ending the war in Gaza, brokered by Mr. Trump.

The post on the prime minister's account featured an apparently AI-generated image of Netanyahu appearing to drape an oversized Nobel Prize on a gold chain around Mr. Trump's neck, surrounded by revelers.

U.S. officials have told CBS News that Mr. Trump would like to win the international plaudit, which is being announced on Friday, but another source told CBS News' Robert Costa that many in the White House feel he's unlikely to get a "fair hearing" by the Nobel Committee.

Trump to travel to Israel and Egypt to mark ceasefire deal
President Trump plans to travel to Israel and Egypt to mark the signing of the Gaza peace plan, U.S. officials tell CBS News.

"I'll be going to Egypt, most likely, that's where everybody is gathered right now," Mr. Trump told reporters at a roundtable event on Wednesday.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also said in a statement that Trump was "considering going to the Middle East" on Friday.

Israel's Doha strike was a turning point in reaching peace deal, sources say
Several administration officials told CBS News on Thursday that the turning point that led to the Gaza peace deal was the Israeli strike targeting Hamas officials in Doha, Qatar in early September.

Sources told CBS News Senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs that the attack, which was condemned by Qatar, a close U.S. ally, and many other states in the region, created a "positive opportunity" and led to maximum pressure from Mr. Trump to get the peace deal done.

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