In a major development in Gaza’s nearly two-year conflict, Hamas on Friday signalled partial acceptance of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan. The Palestinian group agreed to release all remaining Israeli hostages and hand over Gaza’s administration to a technocratic Palestinian body. Both commitments, however, are conditional and fall short of full endorsement, leaving significant gaps in the roadmap to peace.

The announcement followed Trump’s stark warning earlier in the week, in which he set a Sunday deadline, cautioning that “all HELL” would break loose if Hamas rejected the deal. “If this LAST CHANCE agreement is not reached, all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas. THERE WILL BE PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST ONE WAY OR THE OTHER,” Trump wrote

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