Israel reined in its offensive in Gaza and prepared for talks with Hamas after U.S. President Donald Trump hailed the militant group’s offer to release all hostages as a breakthrough in his bid to end the two-year war.

Israel was preparing to “immediately implement the first phase of Trump’s plan for the immediate release of all hostages,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Saturday. Trump said in a social post Saturday that Israel “has temporarily stopped the bombing” in Gaza and warned Hamas that it “must move quickly, or else all bets will be off.”

Israel will start mediated negotiations with Hamas on Sunday, an Israeli official familiar with the matter said. That is after the Palestinian militant group said it wanted to discuss parts of Trump’s 20-point plan to end a

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