This is a Fox News alert and agreement in place. I'm Lisa Liserra. President Trump just posting on true social moments ago.

I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first phase of our peace plan.

This means that all of the hostages will be released very soon, he wrote, and Israel will withdraw their troops to an

agreed-upon line in the first steps toward a strong, durable, and everlasting peace. He writes,

all parties will be treated fairly. This is a great day for the Arab and Muslim world, Israel,

all surrounding nations, and the United States of America, and we thank the mediators from

Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey who work with us to make this historic and unprecedented event happen.

Fox is Jennifer Griffin, who's in Tel Aviv, is reporting that the agreement will be signed today

and the release of hostages and prisoners will take place on Saturday.

The government shut down now in day eight after the Senate failed again to pass a short-term

spending plan, House Speaker Mike Johnson is blaming Democrats.

We have voted to pay the troops and debate.

They voted not to pay the troops.

Plain and simple.

There's no further vote that's needed other than the clean CR.

Numerous Democrats are calling for Speaker Johnson to bring a bill to the floor

that would ensure the military and civilian personnel would get paid during the shutdown.

The last of the men who escaped in New Orleans jail earlier this year has been captured.

Orleans Parish DA Jason Williams talked about escaping Derek Groves' capture,

saying a convicted killer on the loose is a danger for those hunting him.

I think we thank God for that, that he was taken into custody without injury.

Groves was arrested after a short standoff in Atlanta.

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