Hamas has said that it accepts several parts of United States President Donald Trump’s plan for a ceasefire in Israel’s nearly two-year genocidal war on Gaza, but that some elements of the proposal require further negotiations,
Al Jazeera reports.
Trump has responded early Saturday by telling Israel to “immediately stop bombing Gaza”, adding that Hamas was “ready for a lasting peace”.
While overall relentless Israeli bombardment appears to have eased relatively, the military carried out a drone strike on a tent in al-Mawasi, southern Gaza, killing two children and injuring 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” halt its bombing of the enclave after Hamas responded positively to his plan.
Israel says it is preparing to implement the “first stage of Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza”. The government has instructed the military to reduce offensive activity in Gaza after it said it was preparing for an “immediate implementation” of the first stage of Trump’s Gaza plan following Hamas’s response to the plan, Israeli media reported.
On the ground in Gaza, Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, said the enclave had experienced an unusual quietness around midnight as Trump was due to speak in Washington, DC, after Hamas had agreed in principle to key points in his 20-point plan for the war-torn territory.
