US EditionIsrael and Hamas signal they are willing to move forward on Trump’s Gaza peace plan
Hamas agreed to discuss releasing hostages within 72 hours under Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan, which also includes disarmament and Israeli withdrawal, officials said.
- On early Saturday, Israel's government and Hamas each announced readiness to engage with U.S. President Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan, including ceasefire and hostage discussions.
- This development follows Trump's proposal calling for a ceasefire, hostage release within 72 hours, Hamas disarmament, Gaza governance by technocrats, and Israeli withdrawal, amid ongoing regional tensions.
- Hamas agreed to discuss freeing hostages and technocratic rule but rejected disarmament and did not address the international oversight committee Trump proposed to supervise Gaza.
- The plan includes Israel releasing 1,700 Palestinians detained since October 7 and 250 prisoners serving life sentences, while Hamas would free 48 hostages, 20 believed alive, in return.
- Analyst Tzvika Yehezkeli criticized the plan as detached from Middle Eastern reality, warning Western optimism ignores past failures and that no Arab force can restrain Hamas effectively.
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