Israel and Hamas each agreed to the first phase of President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza, according to the president. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the president for his commitment to releasing the hostages. As a part of the plan, Hamas will release all 20 living hostages, as Israeli troops withdraw from a majority of Gaza, sources told The Associated Press. “Friday or Saturday, Hamas is slated to release all the living hostages,” the Director of American Security at the America First Policy Institute, Jacob Olidort, told The National News Desk. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the president for his commitment to releasing the hostages.