Fri Oct 03 22:26:04 UTC 2025: **Summary:**

U.S. President Donald Trump declared that Hamas is ready for peace and urged Israel to halt its bombing of Gaza. This follows Hamas’s statement indicating their willingness to release hostages according to the exchange formula outlined in Trump’s peace plan. Trump unveiled this 20-point plan earlier in the week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stating he would support Israel in finishing the job if Hamas rejected it. A senior Hamas official expressed that the plan was vague and ambiguous.

**News Article:**

**Trump Claims Hamas Ready for Peace, Urges Israel to Halt Gaza Bombing**

**Washington, D.C. – October 4, 2025 (The Hindu)** – In a dramatic turn of events, U.S. President Donald Trump has asserted that Hamas is prepared for peace and called on Israel to immediately cease its bombing of Gaza. The announcement came shortly after Hamas issued a statement expressing its willingness to release hostages based on the exchange formula included in President Trump’s recently unveiled peace plan.

President Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, stating, “Based on the Statement just issued by Hamas, I believe they are ready for a lasting PEACE. Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza, so that we can get the Hostages out safely and quickly! … This is about long sought PEACE in the Middle East.”

The Hamas statement followed a deadline set by President Trump for the group to respond to his 20-point peace plan, which he unveiled at the White House earlier this week alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump had warned that failure to accept the plan would result in his full support for Israel to “finish the job.”

While President Trump and the White House have lauded Hamas’s apparent acceptance of the plan, a senior Hamas official, Mahmoud Mardawi, told AFP that Trump’s plan was “vague, ambiguous and lacks clarity.”

The situation remains fluid, with details of the hostage release and further negotiations still to be worked out. The international community is closely watching the developments as the potential for a lasting peace in the Middle East hangs in the balance.

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