5 h. ago Hamas AGREES to hand over all hostages under Trump peace plan for Gaza: Rejects Tony Blair

Hamas says it has agreed to release all Israeli hostages and return the remains of the deceased under Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza, Reuters has reported.

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5 h. ago Hamas agrees to release hostages and accepts some of Trump’s Gaza peace plan

Palestinian militant group wants to negotiate other parts of agreement

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6 h. ago Hamas AGREES to hand over all hostages under Trump peace plan for Gaza: Terrorists praise president

Hamas says it has agreed to release all Israeli hostages and return the remains of the deceased under Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza, Reuters has reported.

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6 h. ago Hamas agrees to release hostages under Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan

Hamas has agreed to release hostages and hand over administration of the Gaza Strip under Donald Trump's peace proposals, set to end the devastating war in Gaza

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9 h. ago US government shutdown: White House halts $2.1bn of Chicago transport funding; ‘I don’t have anything to negotiate’, says Mike Johnson – live

Trump aide Russ Vought said hold would affect work to extend and modernize city’s transit lines amid little hope Senate can agree a way out of shutdownUS government shutdown day three: Republicans and Democrats make little progress on dealTrump administration freezes $2.1bn in funds for Chicago transit projectsAs the world waits for Hamas’s response to Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, the US president has issued a new deadline for the militant group of 6pm ET on Sunday.Trump, who on Monday gave Hamas “three or four days” to respond to his ultimatum, said they were being given “one last chance”. He wrote on his Truth Social platform this morning:Every Country has signed on! If this LAST CHANCE agreement is not reached, all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Trump gives Hamas deadline of Sunday to agree to Gaza peace plan

US president warns militant group that ‘all HELL . . . will break out’ if it does not sign up to his deal

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12 h. ago Donald Trump issues Hamas with new Gaza peace deadline, or face 'all hell'

The US president has urged Hamas to agree to his 'last chance' deal to end the war in Gaza by the end of this week, days after the White House released Trump's peace plan

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36 h. ago Hamas military chief 'WON'T accept Trump's peace plan and will continue to fight Israel in Gaza'

Izz al-Din al-Haddad, who played a key role in the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, is thought to believe the deal was designed to finish Hamas, whether the group accepts it or not.

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61 h. ago Hamas leaders are split over whether to accept Trump's Gaza peace deal

Trump's plan calls for a ceasefire, the release of hostages by Hamas within 72 hours, the group's disarmament and a gradual Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.

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61 h. ago Trump’s peace plan is everything Israelis dreamed of. But it’s a fantasy | Roy Schwartz

The president’s intervention promises a return to ‘normality’ – one that appeals to Israelis unconcerned with Gaza’s futureRoy Schwartz is a senior editor and op-ed contributor at HaaretzIt didn’t take long before the Gospel of Donald became a message that everyone in Israel could embrace. The 20-point plan to end the ongoing war in Gaza, presented on Monday by the US president, is everything the Israelis had dreamed of – even fantasised about. The hostages will finally return, some to their families, others to their graves. Hamas will be gone, at least as a ruling organisation, and the soldiers will come home. The “peace plan” will, supposedly, mean a return to normality.A brief read-through of the one-page plan might suggest that Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his people were involved in phrasing it. At times, it reads more like a list of Israeli demands than diplomatic compromises. Perhaps that’s why Netanyahu gave it his blessing rather quickly, which seemed to...

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3 d. ago ANDREW NEIL: I fear the Gaza peace plan rests on the fiction that Hamas will surrender. We must hope I'm wrong and that Trump is right

Donald Trump claims it's the route to 'eternal peace' and 'potentially a great day for civilisation'.

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3 d. ago Trump warns Hamas 'will pay in hell' if they don't sign his Gaza peace plan within days

Donald Trump has warned that Hamas will 'will pay in hell' if it does not accept a Gaza peace deal that calls for the disarmament of the militant group.

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3 d. ago Trump gives Hamas ‘three or four days’ to respond to his peace plan for Gaza

US president warns militant group will ‘pay in hell’ if it rejects the deal, which seeks to end two-year-long warDonald Trump has given Hamas an ultimatum of “three or four days” to respond to his proposed peace and reconstruction plan in Gaza, warning the militant group would “pay in hell” if it rejects the deal, as the Israeli offensive continued, inflicting further civilian casualties.Trump’s proposal was announced in a joint press conference in Washington with Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and seeks a definitive end to the relentless two-year-long war. At least 31 Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Tuesday, local hospitals said. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago UEFA respond to Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan and DELAY crucial vote that could see Israel barred from the World Cup

MIKE KEEGAN: The continent's governing body had been considering holding an emergency meeting of its executive committee next week amid reports a majority were in favour of a ban.

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3 d. ago Israeli troops kill at least 31 Palestinians in Gaza as Trump peace proposal raises questions

Local hospitals report at least 31 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip

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3 d. ago Trump warns Hamas 'will pay in hell' if they do not sign his Gaza peace plan

Donald Trump has warned that Hamas will 'will pay in hell' if it does not accept a Gaza peace deal that calls for the disarmament of the militant group.

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3 d. ago Hamas 'is leaning towards accepting Trump's Gaza peace plan'

Hamas is leaning towards accepting a peace proposal for Gaza, put forward by Donald Trump, that would see the terror group hand over their weapons. 

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3 d. ago Trump gives Hamas ‘three or four days’ to respond to Gaza peace plan or face ‘a very sad end’ – live

Ultimatum comes as Netanyahu says he did not agree to Palestinian state as part of Trump Gaza plan, and IDF will remain ‘in most of territory’What’s in Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza?The Gaza health ministry has announced on Telegram that 453 people, including 150 children, have died of famine and malnutrition in Gaza.Since the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) declared famine in Gaza in August, a further 175 deaths have been recorded, among them 35 children. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump says Hamas has ‘three or four days’ to respond to Gaza peace plan: Live updates

Netanyahu says Israel will 'forcibly resist' Palestinian statehood

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3 d. ago Who is set to be on Trump’s Board of Peace? Tony Blair named as part of Israel

Tony Blair would have a central role in any post-war plans for the beleaguered Palestinian enclave laid out by Washington

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