Middle East Updates: Trump Says Hamas Is Ready for Peace and Tells Israel to Stop Bombing

Middle East Updates: Trump Says Hamas Is Ready for Peace and Tells Israel to Stop Bombing,

Middle East Update: Trump says Hamas is ready for peace, tells Israel to stop bombing the Middle East. Uh, a live one. What's up now? Look at Gaza. It's Saturday morning there. Around 4 a.m., Israeli Standard Time. Let's get the latest on ceasefire talks. We got a response from Hamas today. Caroline Shively is catching up with us.

Middle East Updates: Trump Says Hamas Is Ready for Peace and Tells Israel to Stop Bombing

Hostages are on their way home to their parents. The White House released this video Friday night after Hamas announced it was ready to release all Israeli hostages under certain conditions.

And concrete. But Hamas didn't agree to all of the president's 20-point plan. Oh, there must be poison pills in the Hamas statement. Uh, the biggest 1 is that the end state they expect is that the United Palestinian Framework is fully engaged with Hamas. On Friday morning, President Trump gave Hamas leaders a deadline of Sunday night to accept the deal.

If they don’t, the consequences will be tragic. Then, on Friday afternoon, Hamas announced its willingness to exchange hostages. Its official statement mentioned the readiness of the government to provide tunnels and weapons, facilities as needed in the US plan.

But the Hamas leader said on Friday, “They’ll take what they can get, when they can get them.” Hamas is estimated to still be holding 20 live hostages and the bodies of 28 others.

This drug has been on for too long. These hostages have been held for too long. It has to end. Tuesday marks the second anniversary of the war, in which more than 12,200 Israelis and 666,000 Palestinians were killed.

WASHINGTON, Caroline, Shively, on Fox News, we heard from President Trump today on social media and on camera, and here is what he posted. Even more true today. Based on the statement. Just released by Hamas.

I believe he is ready for a lasting peace. Israel must immediately stop bombing Gaza so that we can get the hostages out safely and quickly. It is too dangerous to do so now.

We are already talking about the details that need to be worked out. This is not just about Gaza. This is about the long sock piece in the Middle East, you hear.

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A snippet of President Trump's speech in Caroline's writing, uh, his comments were seventy seconds long. Let's go through the whole thing before we check in with how this guitar is put together. Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt.

Jordan and many others. Many people. Fought very hard. This is a big day. We'll see how it turns out. We have to gather the final word. Down below, and very importantly, I look forward to the hostages coming home to their parents, and some of the hostages being,

Unfortunately, you know the condition they're in. Although those young men and young women were alive. So I just want to tell you that this is a very special day.

Probably unprecedented. In many ways. It's unprecedented. But thank you all, and thank you to the great countries that helped. We were given so much help. Everyone was united. In wanting an end to this war and peace in the Middle East and we're so close to getting it.

Thank you and everyone. Fair treatment will be given. Standing with me, still like Kemper, he's a national security analyst. Retired Marine intelligence officer and host of the Stratpodcast. Oh, thanks for hanging around. Uh, this statement from Trump. 1 thing. Uh, I mean a lot.

Trump tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza as Hamas agrees to release hostages,

Things stick with me, but let's start with the second sentence in this statement. Israel must stop bombing Gaza immediately. So that we can get the hostages out safely and quickly. A live view of Gaza.

I've seen a lot of black people in the last half hour. We know how likely it is for Israel to continue their campaign. Stop bombing Gaza.

What does your gut tell you?

Oh, my gut tells me they won't stop it. Second, oh, but I wouldn't rule out the possibility that they could stop it. This weekend, uh, sometime, 1 thing, it's different that President Trump has done something.

That neither he nor President Biden has ever done. Which is that he's really setting the terms. Israel publicly in a way that I've never seen. Since this war started. He's basically telling them to stop.

Stop the bombing now. And, oh, that particular turn of phrase, but that kind of demand has never come from the United States. Israel's purpose for this war was actually that, at any point, hinting that we were trying to do something like that, it was very controversial. Oh, that was 1 very straightforward.

And, there are some very serious issues. That still needs to be worked out. I mean, Hamas agreed to disarm. They didn't say they wouldn't completely disarm.

They haven't agreed to disarm, and that's a major part. Will they cease to be a military organization, you know, to go into this thing with 20 points?

It was kind of a non-existent event for Hamas because it says they won't be part of the government. And they won't be a military organization, and they're not considered a terrorist threat.

Trump tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza, saying Hamas is ready for peace,

If you look at what Hamas is, it means that there is no longer Hamas. What Hamas is saying now is that they need to come together. With other militias, I don't think they use the word terrorist organizations,

But some Palestinians, like the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and some kind of consensus. But they have already rejected. This idea of an international governing body. Oh, you know,

Under the leadership of President Trump, and you know, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has rejected it outright, and he's talking about some.

Israel-Gaza Live Updates: Trump Says Hamas Is Ready for Peace After It Agrees to Release Hostages,

Palestinian technocratic type of body, and it's not clear what it is. And they've certainly ruled themselves out because they're basically part of any future governance. It happens inside Gaza.

And possibly outside Gaza, maybe even in the West Bank. So there are some. Seriously, stumble, but right now, the White House really just wants them to get this done, but they really want to get the hostages out.

If I can for a moment. I want to read some exclusive reporting from Barack Ravid. He follows this so closely that he's incredibly good at this conflict. He says that the Israeli official is saying.

That Netanyahu was surprised. President Trump's response. And yes, you know who was surprised by this statement, we just presented it a moment ago, and Netanyahu, in the aftermath of Hamas' response on Friday and before Trump's announcements,

It is emphasized that he sees Hamas' response as a rejection of Trump's plan. So Netanyahu, that's how it feels. But it doesn't seem like Trump sees it that way.

How are you? You are absolutely, and that's something that everyone is noticing. The president. Trump is basically, you know,

Hamas agrees to release all Israeli hostages, pending conditions, after Trump's Gaza peace proposal.

Speaking as if Hamas has pretty much agreed to the proposal, and the plan has been agreed to. Oh, Netanyahu is looking at it, and he is there; he is looking specifically at the areas where it is extensive.

There is just no agreement. The ones I just referred to, and he is saying, Look, this sounds like Hamas, do you remember the other day? Allegedly rejected the 20-point plan outright, so this is really Qatar.

If you are going to be in Doha, form a group. I mean, uh, it's like dealing with this, you know? Negotiations or whatever. Trying to change it. But there really is. There are, there are serious gaps here.

And I think President Trump feels that is right. He is close enough to the talks that you know they could have a conversation, but we have gone down that lane before. Where it seemed like. Hamas agreed to it.

But you agree, but then they change all the terms, and then the opposite of whatever they agreed to happens. Oh, the Israeli Defense Forces have basically surrounded Gaza City.

And they're getting ready to go in. And that's another reason why I think Netanyahu would be sitting here today. Does he want to? Publicly? Cross? President Trump? Number 1, you know, if you're the biggest supporter of the state of Israel,

Does he want to take the risk?

President Trump doing something like cutting off arms shipments and aid to Israel? Which is something a president can do. Um, I'm not saying he's going to do it, but I'm saying it's just something he can do

Is he willing to take the risk? That kind of public confrontation with the United States? Oh, then on the other hand, he looks at himself and says Look at his coalition. His cabinet is not in favor of that. Oh, he knows.

Trump tells Israel to halt Gaza assault 'immediately' after Hamas response to peace plan,

That elections are coming up in a year and their, more right-wing alliance. With this deal, the way Hamas is talking. It will probably fall apart, and then he will be out of the office. And of course, if he is out and he has to face all of these,

Then you know, criminal charges, which could eventually land him in prison. So, he has a lot of things. He has to consider that too. Let's get another part 1 of the reporting from. Barak Raoud. This is from Netanyahu's office. He says, in light of the Hamas response.

Israel is preparing to immediately implement the first phase of Trump's plan for the immediate release of all hostages. We will continue to work in full cooperation with the president and his team to end the war in accordance with the principles set by Israel. This is aligned with the president.

Hamas says it agrees to release Israeli hostages but seeks changes to the US Gaza peace plan,

Trump's vision. So, um, Netanyahu's office is saying that the country is preparing. For the immediate implementation of the first phase of Trump's plan. Um, I have to ask you what we've been doing with you almost every night.

We're talking about the Gaza war. And oh, we're approaching the 2-year mark on Tuesday, October 7th. We've been covering this war for 2 years. Is this the 1 big one? Pieces. Um,

Or maybe it's the most important one?

The plan we have seen? It could actually bring this thing closer. I think it's for the plan and what Hamas is saying. Oh, even when Israel, just, you know, is saying there, indicating that we're probably a long way from that, but let me just give you the scenario, or implement the first phase. Well,

It depends on how you look at the first phase. The first phase will be, you know, the release of the hostages and the Israeli Defense Forces. Start the pullback. Okay, that's the first phase, but then the part is okay, what about disarmament? Hamas and others? Um, you know, armed militants.

Middle East Updates: Trump Says Hamas Is Ready for Peace and Tells Israel to Stop Bombing

Middle East Updates: Trump Says Hamas Is Ready for Peace and Tells Israel to Stop Bombing,

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