"Last night, we reached a momentous breakthrough in the Middle East, something that people said was never going to be done," Trump said as he convened his Cabinet for a meeting at the White House. According to the president,

President Trump says the remaining hostages believed to still be alive should be released on Monday or Tuesday.

A bipartisan measure to restrict Trump’s war powers failed in the Senate. Last night: In a 51-48 vote, the Senate rejected legislation that would require the president to seek congressional authorization to carry out military strikes on cartels.

Tuesday will mark the two-year anniversary of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel, which sparked the current conflict. Since then, a total of 67,139 Palestinians have been recorded as killed by IDF attacks, according to Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry data published Sunday.

The announcement comes days after President Trump presented a 20-point peace plan aimed at ending the war in Gaza.

The deal was solidified in Egypt after days of negotiations centered on a Trump-backed peace plan that he hopes will ultimately result in a permanent end to the war.

President Donald Trump reveals Middle East peace deal negotiations involving U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Egypt have reached successful conclusion.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the "first phase" of a plan to end the war in Gaza, President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday, with both parties also acknowledging that a deal had been reached.