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President Trump has told Israel that it
must stop bombing Gaza immediately as
Hamas has agreed to release all
remaining hostages living and dead, a
key demand in the president's proposed
peace plan. Earlier, Hamas said it
accepted some parts of his proposal, but
is seeking to make some changes. It made
no mention of a key demand of the plan
that it agrees to its disarmament and to
playing no further role in the
governance of Gaza. Reports in the
Israeli media quoting a statement from
the prime minister's office say that the
government is getting ready for the
release of the remaining hostages. And
North America correspondent Peter Bose
has the latest.
Fresh momentum for peace in Gaza.
Hurdles remain, but Hamas and President
Trump appear to be moving towards common
ground.
In a flurry of back and forth
statements, Hamas said it was ready to
accept the US plan for Gaza, with some
points still up for negotiation.
Crucially, the group said it would
release all the remaining Israeli
hostages, both living and dead,
and it would agree to future
administration of the Gaza Strip by a
Palestinian body of independents or
technocrats, as outlined in Donald
Trump's proposal.
>> This is a big day. We'll see how it all
turns out. We have to get the final word
down in concrete. Very importantly, I
look forward to having the hostages come
home to their parents and having some of
the hostages. Unfortunately, you know,
the condition they're in come home
likewise to their parents because their
parents wanted them just as much as
though that young man or young woman
were alive.
>> And let's call it eternal peace in the
Middle East. A Hamas spokesperson told
the BBC the president's comments were
encouraging and that the group was ready
to begin negotiations immediately.
Hours earlier, there was a very
different tone from Donald Trump telling
Hamas all hell would break out if it
failed to reach an agreement by Sunday
night. But events moved quickly with
Gaza now apparently on the brink of a
major breakthrough. parties.
>> A very special day, said the president
as he thanked the countries he said
helped bring about an agreement,
including Qatar, Turkey, Saudi Arabia,
Egypt, and Jordan.
>> Everybody was unified in wanting this
war to end and seeing peace in the
Middle East, and we're very close to
achieving that. Thank you all and
everybody will be treated fairly.
>> There is a palpable sense of progress.
Saki Starma said President Trump's
efforts had brought us closer to peace
than ever before. He added, "There is
now an opportunity to end the fighting,
for the hostages to return home, and for
humanitarian aid to reach those who so
desperately need it. We call on all
sides to implement the agreement without
delay. But there are outstanding issues
that could prove stumbling blocks. Hamas
appears to have rejected a demand to
disarm and leave Gaza. While it remains
unclear whether Israel will fully
withdraw from the territory, intense
negotiations are expected to continue in
the coming days. Peter Bose, BBC News.
Well, Moshi Lavi is the brother-in-law
of one of the hostages still being held
in Gaza Homry Mirra. He told us many of
the hostage families see the response
from Hamas as a yes, but
>> there shouldn't be a deal in the first
place cuz the hostage should be released
immediately and unconditionally. But we
are realistic and understand there is a
deal. At the same time, we know that
that Prime Minister Netanyahu has a
coalition that is problematic to say the
least. The members of the radical right
that are um I've stated before that
they're obstructing deals time and time
again. Now I see that there is a moment
a moment where President Trump who gave
the prime minister a lot of uh space to
reach an agreement and also engage with
military pressure successful military
pressure on Kamas to finally understand
that the war needs to end and that the
hostages must be released and
prioritized. I think the prime minister
will be able to explain it to a public
that overwhelmingly supports a deal over
70% consistently wants a deal um to
release the hostages and for his
coalition he has the the safeguards for
members of the opposition and the
majority of the coalition that support a
deal. I think he will be able to carry
carry it through and we will not allow
it to be obstructed again. But I want to
emphasize again, kamas needs to be
pressure first and foremost and they
need to agree to the framework President
Trump laid out with the international
community earlier this week. No buts and
no delays. Moshi Lavy. Well, I asked
Benjamin Rad, a senior fellow in
international law at UCLA, whether he
thought this move by Hamas was enough to
keep Mr. Trump's peace plan on track.
The more that uh the more time passes
and this sinks in and we hear
clarification from Hamas, the less it
seems we have cost to celebrate, though
there is reason to be optimistic.
Hamas's statements and their
clarifications indicate not that they're
agreeing to the 20point plan, but that
they're agreeing to it as a starting
basis for further negotiation. Again,
this is what scuttled previous ceasefire
talks going way back for over a year now
where there's parameters or frameworks
that are agreed upon, but then when they
get into the negotiations in greater
detail, we see it fall apart. This to me
sounds awfully familiar to those prior
negotiations. The difference is the
pressure now on both parties is higher
than it's been before given President
Trump's um credibility on the line and
the international community and the Arab
states supporting it. So the pressure is
there, but it the language seems awfully
familiar to what we've heard before.
>> Yeah. President Trump saying he believes
Hamas is ready for a lasting peace. How
much pressure will that now put on
Benjamin Netanyahu to accept especially
when Hamas made no mention, as we've
said, of disarming?
Well, we are nearing almost the 2-year
anniversary of the October 7 attacks,
and I can imagine as a domestic public
relations win, Netanyahu would love
nothing more than to announce the deal
is in effect or beginning uh on or
around October 7th, which is coming up
in a few days. So, I can imagine the the
the pressure is fierce because right now
it seems like the remaining hostages are
within the grasp of their families to be
brought back home to bring this
resolution to an end. I can't see how he
would be able to justify delaying and
breaking their hearts even further on
the basis of um these, you know,
disagreements. But again, understanding
that these are Netanyahu's red lines.
He's made them clear all along.
>> Even if he does do that and within the
rest of his government, it could mean
that there is mass disagreement and it
brings his government down.
>> That and it could further alienate and
strain ties with the United States,
particularly those in US Congress. uh
especially in the Democratic party who
have been traditional stalwarts and
supporters. We've we've seen polls
recently in the United States this last
week showing support is decreasing.
There is pressure coming from the
American side that is unprecedented that
will be even more so if Netanyahu is
seen as the spoiler in this recent
round.
>> Do you think Hamas are playing for time
with what they've said in their
statement? Well, the Wall Street Journal
is reporting that there is internal
disscent within Hamas, that there are
factions of their fighters who simply do
not want to give up their arms, who do
not see disarming and disbanding as an
option. And then there's the political
leadership which is not based in Gaza,
which is pushing for exactly that to
happen. So I don't think Hamas itself is
fully on the same page with regards to
its members of what it wants to do. So
if it is buying for time, it is simply
so that it can reach a consensus.
Well, let's go live to our Middle East
correspondent, Hugo Basha, who is in
Jerusalem. Hugo, I know it's the Jewish
Sabbath, so not a lot of reaction yet,
but what is Israel saying in response to
what President Trump has said?
>> Yeah, Nikki. So, this response by Hamas
came late last night. So, obviously
reaction here in Israel has been limited
so far. There has been a very short
statement from the prime minister's
office saying that Israel was ready to
fully implement the first phase of this
plan and that is the release of all the
remaining hostages both living and dead
uh who are in Gaza. So there hasn't been
a lot of reaction uh in Israel uh yet
following this uh reaction uh from
Hamas, the response that Hamas gave to
that uh 20point plan that was announced
by President Trump earlier this week.
But obviously I think it puts you know
pressure on the Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu. In the past, many
including families of the hostages
accused him of sabotaging efforts uh for
a deal that could lead to the end of the
war. And I think the response by
President Trump following the uh you
know statement released by Hamas uh you
know is seen as President Trump
embracing you know what Hamas has uh uh
you know said uh and you know paves the
way for negotiations to happen uh over
the points uh of this peace plan that
was put forward by the president.
>> Yeah. On that which parts are Hamas
agreeing to and which ones are they not
so happy with?
Yeah, and we know that Hamas was under a
lot of pressure to accept at least some
points uh of this deal uh that was
announced by President Trump. President
Trump has been heavily involved in
trying to you know see progress in these
negotiations and see the end of the war
in Gaza. So Hamas agreed uh that all
hostages are going to be released
immediately again uh you know both
living uh and dead hostages and also uh
for uh you know for a group of
technocrats to take control of Gaza and
govern Gaza. But crucially, the
statement that was released yesterday
didn't mention the group's disarmament,
which has been a key uh Israeli demand
in these negotiations and also the
proposal for its members to leave Gaza.
So these are, you know, key points uh in
this plan that have been, you know,
essentially rejected by uh Hamas. Uh so
again difficult negotiations lie ahead
but I think you know the reaction from
President Trump yesterday embracing you
know Hamas's response uh and essentially
saying that you know the group is
interested and ready for a lasting peace
suggest that there will be a lot of
pressure on both sides uh on Hamas and
also on Israel to negotiate the terms
for a plan that could lead to the end of
the war in Gaza.
>> Hugo Pasha live in Jerusalem. Thank you.
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