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Leaders successful the U.S. and astir the satellite commended the caller Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal connected Wednesday.
Biden announced the presumption of the cease-fire during a quality league Wednesday astatine the White House. It volition dwell of 2 phases and volition instrumentality spot implicit the adjacent respective weeks.
The archetypal phase, which is acceptable to statesman Sunday, "includes a afloat and complete cease-fire, withdrawal of Israeli forces from each the populated areas of Gaza, and the merchandise of a fig of hostages held by Hamas, including women and aged and the wounded," Biden said.
The 2nd signifier is contingent connected Israel negotiating "the indispensable arrangements," to people a implicit extremity to the war.
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The effect to the woody was overwhelmingly positive. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said that she was "very encouraged" to spot the cease-fire travel to fruition.
"This is thing I've called for many, galore months implicit the past twelvemonth since the horrific, barbaric onslaught connected guiltless civilians successful Israel that occurred connected October 7 of past year," Hochul said. "My main precedence has been bringing location the hostages."
Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., wrote connected X that helium felt "an indescribable consciousness of relief," astir the instrumentality of the hostages.
"The instrumentality of the hostages volition people the opening of closure for Israelis and Jews, arsenic good arsenic countless others, who proceed to beryllium profoundly affected by the indelible panic and trauma of October 7th," Torres wrote. "The hostages person been brought location by the powerfulness of the world’s astir almighty relationship – the US-Israel relationship."
The woody besides attracted planetary attention. In a statement, British Prime Minister Kier Starmer called the cease-fire "long-overdue news."
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"[The Israeli and Palestinian people] person borne the brunt of this struggle – triggered by the brutal terrorists of Hamas, who committed the deadliest massacre of Jewish radical since the Holocaust connected October 7th, 2023," Starmer said. "The hostages, who were brutally ripped from their homes connected that time and held captive successful unimaginable conditions ever since, tin present yet instrumentality to their families.
"But we should besides usage this infinitesimal to wage tribute to those who won’t marque it location – including the British radical who were murdered by Hamas. We volition proceed to mourn and retrieve them. "
In an X station translated from French to English, French President Emmanuel Macron said that the cease-fire indispensable beryllium respected.
"After 15 months of unjustifiable ordeal, immense alleviation for the Gazans, anticipation for the hostages and their families," Macron said. He besides referenced Ohad Yahalomi and Ofer Calderon, 2 French-Israeli hostages.
Though galore are celebrating, immoderate person expressed caution astir the anticipation of the woody falling through.
On Wednesday, White House nationalist information communications advisor John Kirby said that the "big hurdle" — which included finalizing the woody — had been "overcome."
Hopefully, travel this weekend, we'll commencement to spot immoderate families reunited," Kirby said, adding that helium was "confident" that the woody volition beryllium implemented, contempt hard enactment ahead.
Fox News Digital's Joshua Comins contributed to this report.
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