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Last Friday, Hamas declared that it had agreed to parts of Donald Trump's peace proposal to end the war in Gaza, committing to a hostage exchange and to surrender governing power in the territory.

Yet, the group demanded on further negotiations over other aspects of the initiative.

Critical Details of the Group's Reply

They did not clarify whether it would lay down its arms – a central requirement of the US's plan – and kept its answer ambiguous on other parts of the 20-part proposal announced on Monday.

However, Donald Trump applauded the statement and ordered the Israeli government to “immediately” halt attacks on the region.

“Following the Statement from Hamas, it is my belief that they are committed to lasting PEACE,” he wrote on his Truth Social channel.

Historic Directive

This historic directive from Trump underlined that Israel and Hamas are the most advanced they have been in two years to reaching an conclusion to the fighting in Gaza.

The Group Consents to Release Each Prisoner

Via a declaration, the organization confirmed it was consenting to returning every captive – alive and deceased individuals – according to the transfer terms contained in the US President's initiative.

Hamas also said it was willing to turn over “the administration of the region to a Palestinian group of non-partisan experts founded on Palestinian national consensus and endorsed by regional and Muslim backing”.

Other Developments

• Budget Impasse: The US government continued to be closed for a third consecutive day on the end of the week, with little indication that lawmakers had reached an agreement on restarting operations.
• US Strike: The United States executed a attack against an suspected narcotics vessel on that day, resulting in four fatalities, as stated by the US defense secretary.
• Software Withdrawal: An industry giant took down an tool from its platform that used crowdsourcing to flag sightings of federal officers after encountering pushback from the government.
• Supreme Court Ruling: The Supreme Court permitted the leadership to remove temporary status from over 300k individuals from Venezuela.

Further Developments

• Development Capital: Federal authorities put on hold significant financial support for infrastructure projects in a major city, in a further action against a political rival's jurisdiction.
• Commemorative Coin: In honor of the quarter-millennium of the country's founding, the financial authority is planning creation of a unique token displaying the incumbent with a symbolic gesture and accompanying words.
• Court Judgment: An individual from the West who admitted trying to harm a supreme court justice in 2022 received a prison term on Friday to a lengthy period in government detention.
• Legal Mistake: An Arkansas man who was held by federal officers after agents misidentified his scented item for illegal substances is seeking have his visa status restored after the allegations were dismissed.