Hamas reiterates willingness to release all hostages in exchange for end of war, Israeli withdrawal

 As Israel moves ahead with its preparations for an invasion of Gaza City, and US President Donald Trump demands that Hamas immediately release the living hostages it holds, the Gaza terror groups say in a statement that it is still waiting for Israel’s response to the ceasefire proposal they accepted two weeks ago.

Hamas stresses that it is ready “to enter into a comprehensive deal in which all enemy prisoners held by the resistance will be freed in exchange for an agreed-upon number of Palestinian prisoners held by the occupation.” Hamas refers to the hostages it holds as prisoners.

“This agreement will end the war on the Gaza Strip, result in the withdrawal of all occupation forces from the entire Gaza Strip, open the border crossings to allow the entry of all the Gaza Strip’s necessities and start the process of rebuilding,” Hamas continues.

The terror group emphasizes that it is ready to form “an independent national administration of technocrats” to run Gaza.

Israel has said it would only accept such a deal if Hamas surrenders and disarms.

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