GAZA PEACE PLAN: ‘Dead or alive’, Hamas agrees to release Israeli hostages
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GAZA (PALESTINE), OCTOBER 04 )STC): In its first response to the 20-point Gaza peace plan introduced by US President Donald Trump earlier this week, Hamas has agreed to release all Israeli hostages, dead or alive, reports Al Jazeera.
“In this context, the movement affirms its readiness to immediately enter into negotiations through the mediators to discuss the details of this agreement,” Hamas said in a statement released on Telegram, quoted by Al Jazeera.
The group also agreed to hand over the Gaza administration to an independent Palestinian technocrats’ body “based on Palestinian national consensus and 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,” the statement said, as per Al Jazeera.
“They will be addressed through a comprehensive Palestinian national framework, in which Hamas will participate and contribute responsibly,” the statement added.
The development comes after United States President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) issued a stern warning to Hamas, saying the militant group is “militarily trapped” and has been given a last chance to agree to a peace deal endorsed by regional and global powers.
(Source agencies / Straight Talk Communications)
