Hamas accepts most of Trump’s Gaza peace plan, agrees to release Israeli hostages

Gaza: (Reuters) Hamas said on Friday it had agreed to release all Israeli hostages, alive or dead, under the terms of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal, and signalled readiness to enter mediated negotiations to discuss the details immediately.
“The movement announces its approval for the release of all hostages — living and remains — according to the exchange formula included in President Trump’s proposal,” Hamas said in a statement, adding it was ready to enter negotiations “to discuss the details”.
Hamas submitted its response to US President Donald Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan on Friday, Al Jazeera reported. This came just hours after Trump gave the group until Sunday to reply.
In a statement, the Palestinian group said it had agreed “to release all occupation captives – both living and the remains – according to the exchange formula outlined in President Trump’s proposal, with the provision of field conditions necessary for the exchange.”
It added that it was ready to “immediately enter negotiations through mediators to discuss the details” of the exchange.
Hamas also said it was prepared to “hand over the administration of the Gaza Strip to a Palestinian body of independents (technocrats) based on Palestinian national consensus and with Arab and Islamic support.”
However, the group said that parts of the proposal related to “the future of the Gaza Strip and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people” should be decided according to a “unanimous national position and relevant international laws and resolutions.”