Trump says Israel accepted ‘withdrawal line’, Hamas confirmation would trigger immediate ceasefire

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Saturday (October 4, 2025) that Israel has agreed to an “initial withdrawal line” for Gaza, which has also been shared with Hamas.

Mr. Trump said “when Hamas confirms,” a ceasefire will be effective “immediately” and a prisoner exchange will begin, setting the stage for the next phase of Israel’s withdrawal from the Palestinian.

“After negotiations, Israel has agreed to the initial withdrawal line, which we have shown to and shared with Hamas. When Hamas confirms, the Ceasefire will be IMMEDIATELY effective, the Hostages and Prisoner Exchange will begin, and we will create the conditions for the next phase of withdrawal, which will bring us close to the end of this 3,000 YEAR CATASTROPHE. Thank you for your attention to this matter and, STAY TUNED!” Mr. Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

U.S. White House Press Secretary earlier in the day reposted a video of Mr. Trump thanking all the Arab nations who backed him in his plan to end the Gaza crisis.

“I want to thank the countries that helped me put this together. Qatar, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and so many others. So many people fought so hard. This is a big day. We’ll see how it all turns out. We have to get the final word down in concrete. Very importantly, I look forward to having the hostages come home to their parents and having some of the hostages, unfortunately, you know the condition they’re in, come home likewise to their parents because their parents wanted them just as much as though that young man or young woman were alive. So I just want to let you know that this is a very special day, maybe unprecedented in many ways,” Mr. Trump was seen speaking in the video.

He further said that it was an unprecedented act and praised the unity shown by all the nations involved.

“It is unprecedented, but thank you all and thank you all to those great countries that helped. We were given a tremendous amount of help. Everybody was unified in wanting this war to end and seeing peace in the Middle East. And we’re very close to achieving that. Thank you all, and everybody will be treated fairly,” he said.