– 🇮🇱/🇺🇸/🇵🇸 What is Hamas’ official position following today’s agreement?
— 🇮🇱/🇺🇸/🇵🇸 What is Hamas’ official position following today’s agreement?
– Hamas stated its readiness for an immediate hostage release, based on the terms in the Trump plan: Releasing all Israeli hostages (dead or alive) for a total of 250 Palestinian prisoners with life sentences + thousands of other Palestinian prisoners.
– Hamas agreed to immediately enter negotiations to discuss the details of the Trump plan.
– Before prisoners are exchanged, to facilitate the exchange, a temporary ceasefire will take effect and the IDF will withdraw towards the outskirts of Gaza.
– Hamas has NOT agreed to allow an international force to rule the Gaza Strip, and emphasized that any future administration must be Palestinian-led, and must have its own weapons.
– Hamas emphasizes it will continue to play a part in decision making in Gaza and will ‘contribute responsibly’ to this independent Palestinian administration.
Why is this so important?
Immediately following Hamas’ statement, President Trump rushed to TruthSocial to state that Hamas is ‘ready for peace’, signaling that Trump agrees with the group’s additional demands, including an armed Palestinian administration that would rule Gaza + an immediate ceasefire during negotiations. The Israelis see this as a major concession from the American side.
