US EditionTrump calls on Israel to ‘stop the bombing of Gaza’ after Hamas agrees to hostage negotiations
Hamas commits to releasing all Israeli hostages and negotiating key terms of Trump’s peace plan amid regional mediation and a humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
- On Friday, October 3, 2025, Hamas said it would release all Israeli captives under President Donald Trump's exchange formula and immediately enter negotiations through mediators.
- Mounting casualties and international mediation injected fresh momentum into stalled peace efforts, as more than 66,000 Palestinians were killed and Qatar and Egypt prepared ceasefire negotiations.
- President Donald Trump ordered Israel to halt strikes, writing `Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza, so that we can get the Hostages out safely and quickly!` and proposed a 20-point peace plan including prisoner exchanges and a technocratic interim government.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel agreed to the proposed deal, yet Netanyahu's cabinet and coalition partners warned they would oppose Palestinian governance and risk withdrawing.
- Trump set a Sunday deadline at SIX P.M., Washington, D.C. time, with around 48 captives remaining and about 20 believed alive under a 72-hour return window.
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