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, but other elements of the proposal needed further negotiations.

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 impleme

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