President Donald Trump has issued a forceful ultimatum to Hamas to “release the hostages, all of them, including the bodies of those that are dead, now” and warned that failure to comply by Sunday would provoke “all HELL … against Hamas” Hamas has agreed to release all hostages, living and dead, under Trump’s Gaza plan, and expressed readiness to begin immediate negotiations on the details, according to this article in Yahoo .

Hamas says it “agrees to parts” of Trump’s Gaza proposal and seeks further negotiations on unresolved points. ( Yahoo ) The legacy of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack looms large in the crisis: about 251 Israelis were taken hostage in that assault, triggering Israel’s intensive military response. Over time, many hostages have been released via exchanges; as of

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