Board of Deputies President Phil Rosenberg has responded to the 20-point hostage-ceasefire deal agreed by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Phil said: “We appreciate President Trump’s efforts to drive forward a hostage-ceasefire deal, which now has the buy-in of Israel and the international community.
“It is now time for all pressure to be brought to bear on Hamas to accept the deal and end the nightmare that they started on 7th October 2023.
“This starts with the release of all the hostages, the massive flow of aid into Gaza, and the end of Hamas’s reign of terror in the enclave. After all this suffering, it is time for concerted efforts towards lasting peace and security for Israelis, Palestinians and the wider Middle East.”