World reacts to Hamas's response to Trump's Gaza plan

"Hope-filled reactions follow Hamas's response, marking a potential turning point in Israel's two-year war on Gaza. Global reactions, including from key mediators, to Hamas's partial acceptance of Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end Israel's war on Gaza, have been tinged with hope as the prospect of halting the two-year genocidal assault appears within reach. Late on Friday, the Palestinian group said that it was ready to release all remaining captives and hand over power to other Palestinians."

"Israeli media reported on Saturday that Trump's demand after Hamas responded that Israel immediately stop bombing Gaza and his insistence that Hamas is ready for lasting peace were received with shock by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu's office later announced that the military was preparing for the immediate implementation of the first stage of the Trump plan for the release of all the hostages."

"Al Jazeera's correspondent on the ground reported a sharp decrease in Israeli strikes in the enclave overnight, but an Israeli drone strike on Saturday, on a tent in al-Mawasi, southern Gaza, killed two children and injured several other people, a source at the Nasser Medical Complex told Al Jazeera. The deaths represent the first confirmed Palestinian casualties in Gaza since Trump instructed Israel to immediately stop bombing the enclave."

Hamas gave partial acceptance to a 20-point plan by Donald Trump and indicated readiness to release remaining captives and hand over power to other Palestinians, while other elements require further negotiation. Israeli media reported that Trump's demand for an immediate halt to bombing and his assertion that Hamas seeks lasting peace shocked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu's office said the military was preparing to implement the first stage of the plan for hostage release and that Israel would cooperate with the US while potentially rejecting changes to the White House proposal. Some sticking points remain, including no Hamas mention of disarmament, and a reported reduction in strikes was marred by a deadly drone attack in southern Gaza.

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