Hamas Conditionally Accepts Trump’s Gaza Ceasefire Plan as Bombings Persist

On October 3, 2025, Hamas announced its agreement to release all remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a permanent ceasefire and full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, while requesting mediated negotiations on additional terms through Qatar and Egypt.
 
U.S. President Donald Trump praised the move as progress toward peace and directed Israel to immediately cease bombings to enable safe hostage extraction under his 20-point proposal. Israeli officials expressed reservations over Hamas’s conditions, particularly on disarmament, amid reports of continued airstrikes in Gaza despite a shift to defensive operations; global leaders including Narendra Modi, Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres voiced support for swift implementation.
 
Hamas has agreed to release all Israeli hostages, alive or dead, under the terms of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal, and signalled readiness to immediately enter into mediated negotiations.
 
Hamas said it “appreciates” the efforts of President Trump in calling for an end to the war and for the “rejection of the occupation of the Gaza Strip” and the displacement of Palestinians.
Hamas agrees to release all Israeli hostages under Trump Gaza plan
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Hamas agrees to release all Israeli hostages under Trump Gaza plan

Hamas has agreed to release all Israeli hostages, alive or dead, under the terms of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal, and signalled readiness to immediately enter into mediated negotiations.

In a Telegram statement, Hamas said it was affirming its “readiness to immediately enter into negotiations through the mediators” to discuss the details of the agreement.

Hamas has also agreed to hand over the administration of the Gaza Strip to an independent body of Palestinian technocrats based on “Palestinian national consensus and Arab and Islamic support”.

However, according to Israeli outlet i24 News, senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk was quoted in Arabic media saying that releasing all the living hostages and bodies within 72 hours was “theoretical and unrealistic“.

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