What motivated Israel, Hamas to accept first phase of Trump's peace plan?

United States President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday (Oct 8) that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first phase of his peace plan, a major breakthrough in negotiations to end their two-year war. The agreement was clinched in Egypt following the unveiling of Trump’s 20-point peace plan early last week. Jonathan Panikoff, director at think tank Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, shares with CNA’s Asia First his thoughts on the future phases of the agreement and what they are expected to achieve. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms:   / channelnewsasia     / channelnewsasia     / channelnewsasia