Hamas has accepted some elements of the Trump administration’s plan to end the war with Israel, but the militant group says further discussions are needed on other issues.It remains to be seen if those gaps can be bridged, but Israel’s army says it is advancing preparations for the first phase of President Trump’s plan in the meantime. On social media Friday, Trump said he believes Hamas is “ready for a lasting PEACE.””Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza, so that we can get the Hostages out safely and quickly! Right now, it’s far too dangerous to do that. We are already in discussions on details to be worked out,” Trump added. The post was in response to a statement from Hamas on Friday in which the group signaled a willingness to release all remaining hostages, both dead and alive, and turn over control of the Gaza Strip to a politically independent Palestinian body. But Hamas said that other parts of the plan surrounding the future of Gaza and Palestinian rights will require further talks. Friday’s statement also didn’t specifically address demilitarization, a longstanding sticking point for Israel.”This is a big day. We’ll see how it all turns out. We have to get the final word down and concrete,” Trump said in a video message posted on social media Friday night. While Israel says it is prepared to implement the first stage of Trump’s agreement, there were no immediate signs that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office plans to budge on other demands. “We will continue to work in full cooperation with the President and his team to end the war in accordance with the principles set forth by Israel that are consistent with President Trump’s vision,” said Netanyahu’s office in a statement on Friday. The fragile push for peace comes ahead of the war’s second anniversary on Tuesday. Keep watching for the latest from the Washington News Bureau:
Hamas has accepted some elements of the Trump administration’s plan to end the war with Israel, but the militant group says further discussions are needed on other issues.
It remains to be seen if those gaps can be bridged, but Israel’s army says it is advancing preparations for the first phase of President Trump’s plan in the meantime.
On social media Friday, Trump said he believes Hamas is “ready for a lasting PEACE.”
“Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza, so that we can get the Hostages out safely and quickly! Right now, it’s far too dangerous to do that. We are already in discussions on details to be worked out,” Trump added.
The post was in response to a statement from Hamas on Friday in which the group signaled a willingness to release all remaining hostages, both dead and alive, and turn over control of the Gaza Strip to a politically independent Palestinian body.
But Hamas said that other parts of the plan surrounding the future of Gaza and Palestinian rights will require further talks. Friday’s statement also didn’t specifically address demilitarization, a longstanding sticking point for Israel.
“This is a big day. We’ll see how it all turns out. We have to get the final word down and concrete,” Trump said in a video message posted on social media Friday night.
While Israel says it is prepared to implement the first stage of Trump’s agreement, there were no immediate signs that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office plans to budge on other demands.
“We will continue to work in full cooperation with the President and his team to end the war in accordance with the principles set forth by Israel that are consistent with President Trump’s vision,” said Netanyahu’s office in a statement on Friday.
The fragile push for peace comes ahead of the war’s second anniversary on Tuesday.
Keep watching for the latest from the Washington News Bureau:
