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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.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hostage /ˈhɒstɪdʒ/ B1	noun - a person held prisoner by a captor in order to compel others to act in a certain way
negotiation /nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ B2	noun - the process of discussing and reaching an agreement
disarm /dɪsˈɑːrm/ C1	verb - to take weapons away from someone
momentum /moʊˈmɛntəm/ C1	noun - the force or speed of movement
technocrat /ˈtɛknəkræt/ C1	noun - a person who is an expert in technology or a technical field and is also a leader or decision-maker
palpable /ˈpælpeɪbəl/ C1	adjective - able to be touched or felt
obstruct /əbˈstrʌkt/ C1	verb - to block or hinder something
unprecedented /ʌnˈprɛsɪdɛntɪd/ C2	adjective - never done or known before
dissident /ˈdɪsɪdənt/ C1	noun - a person who opposes official policy
sabotage /ˈsæbətɑːʒ/ B2	verb - to deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct something
embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ B2	verb - to accept or support something willingly
crucially /ˈkruːʃəli/ C1	adverb - in a way that is of critical importance
implement /ˈɪmplɪmɛnt/ B2	verb - to put a plan or system into action
optimistic /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/ B2	adjective - hopeful and confident about the future
pressure /ˈprɛʃər/ B1	noun - the force exerted on a surface or object verb - to try to persuade or force someone to do something
unanimous /juːˈnænɪməs/ C1	adjective - agreed or shared by everyone