Signed deal for ‘comprehensive end of Gaza war’ says all hostages will be freed 72 hours after IDF withdrawal

The Kan public broadcaster publishes a copy of the agreement signed in Egypt by Israel, Hamas and mediators to free the hostages and end the war in Gaza.

The document, titled “Implementation Steps for President’s Trump for a ‘Comprehensive End of Gaza War,'” details the stages of the deal, beginning with the American leader’s announcement of “the end to the war in the Gaza Strip, and that the parties have agreed to implement the necessary steps to that end.”

The second step states that “the war will immediately end upon the approval of the Israeli government,” which is currently meeting to vote on the deal, with all military operations coming to a halt.

The third step calls for the “immediate commencement of full entry of humanitarian aid and relief” into the Gaza Strip, while the fourth says that the “IDF will withdraw to lines agreed upon as per map X attached herewith, and this will be completed after President Trump’s announcement and within 24 hours of Israeli government approval.”

“The IDF will not return to areas that have been withdrawn from, as long as Hamas fully implements the agreement.”

In the fifth step, which will take place “within 72 hours of the withdrawal of Israeli forces, all Israeli hostages, living and deceased, held in Gaza will be released.”

While declaring all living and dead captives will be released during this 72-hour span, one of the fifth step’s subclauses calls for “the establishment of an information-sharing mechanism… on any deceased hostages that were not retrieved within the 72 hours or remains of Gazans held by Israel.”

“The mechanism shall ensure that the remains of all the hostages fully and safely exhumed and released. Hamas shall exert maximum effort to ensure the fulfillment of these commitments as soon as possible,” it adds.

The next subclause states that “as Hamas releases all the hostages, Israel will release in parallel the corresponding number of Palestinian prisoners as per the attaches lists,” followed by another subclause declaring “the exchange of hostages and prisoners will be done according to the mechanism agreed upon through the mediators and through the ICRC without any public ceremonies or media coverage.”

The final step listed says “a task force will be formed of representatives from the United States, Qatar, Egypt, Turkey and other countries to be agreed upon by the parties, to follow up on the implementation with the two sides and coordinate with them.”

According to Kan, the signed deal has “annexes” with further details on the implementation.

SCOOP: this is the agreement document between Israel and Hamas under the title "Comprehensive End to the Gaza War" – including the signature of the mediators. More details of my story – at @kann_news pic.twitter.com/1qGPGFck7q

— Gili Cohen (@gilicohen10) October 9, 2025