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Hamas has reportedly agreed to liberate all Israeli hostages and return the remains of those who have passed away as part of Donald Trump’s peace initiative for Gaza, according to Reuters.
Earlier on Friday, Trump gave the jihadists until Sunday at 6pm to release all the remaining hostages or ‘all hell’ will break loose.
In a statement on Telegram, Hamas expressed its willingness to promptly begin discussions through mediators to iron out the specifics of this agreement.
Additionally, Hamas has consented to transfer the administrative control of Gaza to an independent team of Palestinian technocrats, asserting that this group will be established with Palestinian national consensus and backed by Arab and Islamic support.
‘Other issues mentioned in President Trump’s proposal regarding the future of the Gaza Strip and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people are connected to a unified national position and relevant international laws and resolutions and will be discussed through a comprehensive Palestinian national framework in which Hamas will participate and contribute responsibly,’ Hamas said.
The militants also praised Trump in their announcement stating, ‘Hamas appreciates the Arab, Islamic, and international efforts, as well as the efforts of US President Donald Trump, calling for stopping the war on the Gaza Strip, exchanging prisoners, immediate entry of aid, rejecting the occupation of the Strip, and rejecting the displacement of our Palestinian people from it.’
According to BBC, Hamas currently holds 20 remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip, along with the bodies of 28 deceased hostages.
Hamas’ statement comes a few hours after Trump issued a warning on Truth Social demanding the group accept his peace plan outlined earlier this week.
Trump and Netanyahu at the White House on Monday
Hamas claimed that it will hand over control of Gaza to a group of ‘Palestinian technocrats’
Trump threatened that ‘all hell’ will break out on the militants if they did not accept his plan by 6pm on Sunday. The deal includes that all remaining hostages are released within 72 hours of an agreement.
Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday: ‘Hamas has been a ruthless and violent threat, for many years, in the Middle East! They have killed (and made lives unbearably miserable), culminating with the October 7th MASSACRE, in Israel, babies, woman, children, old people, and many young men and women, boys and girls, getting ready to celebrate their future lives together.’
Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday at the White House along with some of his top cabinet officials, and agreed on a new peace deal for Gaza.
The White House released a 20-point plan, which included increasing aid to Gaza and an economic development proposal that includes preferred tariffs and access rates.
Parts of the proposal call for a complete disarmament of Hamas followed by a gradual and complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza. The plan also outlines that a post-war Gaza will be governed by Trump himself.
Hamas appears to disagree with Trump’s plan to rule over the Gaza strip by noting the region will be ruled by a group of ‘Palestinian technocrats.’
Trump added on Truth Social on Friday: ‘Great, powerful, and very rich Nations of the Middle East, and the surrounding areas beyond, together with the United States of America, have agreed, with Israel signing on, to PEACE, after 3000 years, in the Middle East.’
‘THIS DEAL ALSO SPARES THE LIVES OF ALL REMAINING HAMAS FIGHTERS! The details of the document are known to the WORLD, and it is a great one for ALL! We will have PEACE in the Middle East one way or the other. The violence and bloodshed will stop.’
