The plan had raised hopes of a ceasefire and release of hostages after two years of fighting.
Israeli fire killed six people across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, reported Reuters. While one strike killed four people in a house in Gaza city, another killed two others in Khan Younis in the south, medical workers and local authorities said, as reported by Reuters.
At least six Palestinians, including two children, were killed in fresh Israeli air strikes in Gaza, report says despite US President Donald Trump’s call for Tel Aviv to halt the bombardment
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Trump had presented a 20-point plan to ensure peace in the Gaza Strip following his talks with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last month. Hamas accepted the peace plan.
Hamas accepts peace plan
Trump had welcomed Hamas’ decision to release all hostages from Gaza, saying he looked “forward to having the hostages come home to their parents”.
In a separate Truth Social post, Trump had said Israel “must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza, so that we can get the Hostages out safely and quickly!,” adding that he believed that Hamas was “ready for a lasting PEACE.”
Trump’s statements had come after Hamas announced plans to free all Israeli hostages held in Gaza and hand over the bodies of captives.
In a statement on the social media site Telegram, Hamas had said, “The movement affirms its readiness to immediately enter into negotiations through the mediators to discuss the details of this agreement.”
It had also agreed to hand over Gaza’s administration to a “Palestinian body of independent technocrats, based on Palestinian national consensus and Arab and Islamic support.”
What is Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza ?
Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza outlines the establishment of a temporary technocratic government, with Israel pledging not to annex the Strip and ensuring that no residents are forced to leave. The agreement calls for an immediate end to the war if accepted, with all captives, both alive and deceased, returned within 72 hours.
The government in Gaza will be overseen by a new international transitional body, the “Board of Peace,” which will be chaired by Trump and other members, including former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. This body will set the framework and handle the funding for the redevelopment of Gaza until the Palestinian Authority completes a reform program to take back control.
Hamas members who commit to peace would receive amnesty, while others would be offered a safe passage abroad. Security in Gaza will be overseen by regional and international forces, who would also help train Palestinian police, while aid would flow in at agreed levels. The US would facilitate further dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians to support long-term coexistence.
The war in Gaza began almost two years ago, when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. Israel retaliated with air strikes and a ground invasion. More than 66,000 Palestinians have been killed so far since and much of Gaza has been reduced to rubble.