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Hamas says it’s ready to release all Israeli hostages Hamas says it’s ready to release all Israeli hostages
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The militant group has also expressed a readiness to hand over Gaza governance to independent Palestinian “technocrats”
Palestinian militant group Hamas has said it is prepared to release all the Israeli hostages and enter negotiations to iron out the details of the handover. The group also reiterated its readiness to hand over Gaza to an independent Palestinian body.
Hamas said on Friday that it had made the decision after a “thorough study” of the 20-point plan unveiled by US President Donald Trump on Monday. The plan calls for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the militant group, a hostages-for-prisoners exchange, a phased Israeli withdrawal from the enclave, and creation of a transitional international administration.
The group formally announced “its agreement to release all prisoners of the occupation alive and dead according to the exchange formula contained in President Trump’s proposal.” 
“In this context, the movement confirms its readiness to immediately enter through mediators into negotiations to discuss the details of this,” Hamas said in a statement.
The group also said it was ready to transfer the governance of Gaza to “a Palestinian body of independents.” The body of “technocrats” should be “based on the Palestinian national consensus and based on Arab and Islamic support,” it added.
Hamas did not explicitly agree to or reject the other points envisioned in the Trump plan – including its own full disarmament. The “other issues” mentioned in the plan are bound to be discussed “through an inclusive Palestinian national framework in which Hamas will be included and will contribute to it with all responsibility,” it stated.
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