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Hamas said it would release hostages under the ‘formula’ set out in President Trump’s plan, which had called for an exchange of prisoners between Israel and Hamas.

Hamas stopped short, however, of agreeing to a full surrender or surrendering its weapons.

JERUSALEM — Hamas accepted most of President Trump’s terms for ending the war in Gaza on Friday, delivering a “Yes, but…” response that agreed to handing over all hostages and relinquishing control of the enclave but stopped short of the full surrender outlined in the agreement.

The response comes as Trump and officials in his administration issued a deadline on Friday to the Palestinian militant group with what was essentially

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