"On Monday, President Donald Trump unveiled a 20-point plan for ending the war in Gaza, presenting it as a nonnegotiable ultimatum to Hamas. On Friday, Hamas said it would consider discussing the first 10 points, including releasing the hostages in their custody, and effectively sidestepped the rest of the points, including turning over its weapons. Trump enthusiastically accepted this lukewarm response- declaring on Truth Social that "I believe they are ready for a lasting PEACE"-and dragged Benjamin Netanyahu along for the ride."
""Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza, so that we can get the Hostages out safely and quickly," Trump further demanded in that post, which went up at 5:14 p.m. eastern time on Friday-past midnight in Jerusalem. Faced with this presidential directive, the Israeli prime minister promptly acquiesced. In March, after the end of the previous Gaza truce, Netanyahu promised that Israel would conduct negotiations with Hamas only "under fire"-that is, it would not cease military action prior to a diplomatic deal being struck."
President Donald Trump offered a 20-point ultimatum to end the Israel-Hamas war, and Hamas signaled willingness to discuss the first ten points including hostage releases while avoiding disarmament demands. Trump framed the partial engagement as a breakthrough and pressured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt offensive operations and send negotiators to Cairo. Netanyahu had previously insisted negotiations would occur only while Israel remained under fire, but he reversed course and stopped strikes around Gaza City. The process remains fragile because Hamas factions differ on accepting terms and because the group could renege on hostage releases or other commitments.
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