Israeli airstrikes hit the Gaza Strip on Saturday, local authorities said, hours after President Donald Trump called to halt the bombing, saying that Hamas was ready for peace

Not long before midnight on Thursday, with the government shutdown underway, President Donald Trump posted a video to Truth Social of himself in the Oval Office appearing to throw one of his red hats onto someone’s head as the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.”

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Hamas says it has agreed to release all Israeli hostages to help end the war in Gaza. NBC’s Richard Engel joins Saturday TODAY to break down if the deal will hold, what happens next and more.

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President Trump released a video on his Truth Social account following the announcement that Hamas has agreed to release the Israeli hostages, saying, “We have to get the final word down in concrete.” 

Hamas responded to a 20-point peace plan outlined by President Trump, and agreed to release all Israeli prisoners, alive and dead. Hamas expressed willingness to negotiate through mediators on Trump’s plan for peace in the Middle East. 

Ruby Chen, father of American hostage Itay Chen, tells NBC News’ Tom Llamas that the “full court press” of President Trump and Steve Witkoff, special envoy to the Middle East, contributed to the success of the agreement accepted by Hamas.

Hamas said it has agreed to release all Israeli hostages, alive or dead, as long as “the field conditions for the exchange are met” and expressed willingness to negotiate through mediators on President Donald Trump’s plan for peace in the Middle East

The Treasury shared draft images of a $1 commemorative coin, featuring President Donald Trump’s visage, that the U.S. Mint is preparing for next year.