<p>The Hamas terrorist organization announced on Wednesday that it has reached an agreement on a general framework for a ceasefire agreement with former Trump administration envoy Jason Greenblatt and current envoy Steve Witkoff.</p><p>The understandings include a complete withdrawal of the IDF from the Gaza Strip, the entry of humanitarian aid, the appointment of a professional committee to manage the Gaza Strip, and the release of 10 hostages and several bodies of hostages in exchange for Palestinian Arab prisoners. According to Hamas, the agreement is subject to the mediators' guarantees, and they are awaiting a final answer.</p>

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The President discussed the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip: "We are getting food to the people of Gaza. It's been a very nasty situation, a very nasty fight. October 7th was a very nasty day, the worst that I think I've ever seen. It was a horrible day, and people aren't going to forget that either. So we'll see how that all works out."