What to know about Trump's Gaza peace plan after Hamas' partial acceptance Kathryn Palmer, USA TODAY October 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM 0 While Hamas has accepted portions of President Donald Trump's peace plan that aims to see the release of all remaining Israeli hostages end the nearly twoyear war in Gaza...
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Kathryn Palmer, USA TODAY October 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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While Hamas has accepted portions of President Donald Trump's peace plan that aims to see the release of all remaining Israeli hostages end the nearly two-year war in Gaza, many details and timelines remain unclear.
In the hours following Hamas' Oct. 3 statement affirming "its readiness to immediately enter into negotiations," Israel has indicated it is preparing for the release of the hostages while Trump has called for Israel to stop its bombing campaign of the enclave.
Though Hamas' response included clear agreement with some points of the plan ‒ such as the withdrawal of Israeli troops, an end to fighting and the release of Israeli hostages ‒ they did not comment on other critical points and offered statements that appeared could present challenges to some points of the plan.
Israel's campaign has leveled large swaths of Gaza and killed more than 67,000 people, most of them civilians, according to Gaza's Ministry of Health, an agency of the Hamas-controlled government. Israel began attacking Gaza after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel in which some 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage, according to Israeli tallies.
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The nearly two-year-long war spawned a humanitarian crisis and displaced millions, sparking international backlash. Multiple western countries in recent weeks have moved to recognize a Palestinian state in defiance of the U.S. and Israel.
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Trump introduced the 20-point peace proposal on Sept. 29, alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and later gave Hamas a deadline of 6 p.m. on Oct. 5 to respond to his proposal before he threatened they would be "hunted down, and killed." Hamas on Oct. 3 said it agreed to release all Israeli hostages, alive or dead, under the terms of Trump's 20-point plan and signaled readiness to immediately enter mediated negotiations to discuss the details.
Here's what to know in the early stages of the Israel-Hamas peace proposal.
What is Trump's Israel-Hamas peace plan?
Under the plan, the war would end and Hamas would release all of the remaining hostages in Gaza who were taken nearly two years ago during a terror attack on Israel.
Gaza would also be redeveloped, according to the proposal text, with the option for Palestinians who want to remain in the country to stay. Hamas fighters would get amnesty and the territory would come under temporary governance by a new, Palestinian committee that would be overseen by a "Board of Peace." Trump would personally chair the panel, alongside other foreign leaders, including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, ride a vehicle pulled by an animal as they move southwards following Israeli forces' orders to leave Gaza City, in the central Gaza Strip October 3, 2025.
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However, there remain several potential snags. Hamas did not address demands in the Trump plan that the group disarm, and the Oct. 3 statement did not explicitly address the idea of a future Palestinian state, which the Israeli leader has appeared to rule out, or stipulations that Hamas play no role in Gaza's governance going forward. Hamas said discussions about the future of Gaza should take place in the context of a "comprehensive Palestinian national framework" that it said it expected to contribute to, and would be included in.
Asked when talks on implementing the U.S. plan would begin, a Hamas official told Reuters "things have yet to be arranged."
United Nations vehicles drive on a road as displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southwards following Israeli forces' orders to leave Gaza City, in the central Gaza Strip October 3, 2025.Did Hamas agree to release all hostages?
Hamas said on Oct. 3 it had agreed to release all Israeli hostages, alive or dead, under the terms of Trump's plan and signaled readiness to immediately enter mediated negotiations to discuss the details.
The group said it would release all Israeli hostages, alive or dead, as long as "the field conditions for the exchange are met," though no further details have yet been released regarding what these conditions entail, or about a timeframe to release the remaining hostages.
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Rachel Goldberg-Polin is embraced by Ronen Neutra, alongside Orna Neutra and Jon Polin at a memorial service for Omer Neutra, an American member of the Israeli Defense Forces, who the Israeli army says was killed during the deadly October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, in Syosset, New York on Dec. 3, 2024.Has Israel stopped its bombing campaign on Gaza?
Hours after Hamas agreed to portions of the peace plan on Oct. 3, Trump called on Israel to immediately stop its Gaza bombing campaign in order to move forward with extractions of remaining hostages.
"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!" Trump said on Truth Social. "Right now, it's far too dangerous to do that."
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint news conference at the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 29, 2025.
Israeli airstrikes persisted early on Saturday but they were less intense, according to Reuters. Netanyahu's office said Israel was preparing for "immediate implementation" of the first stage of the peace plan for the release of Israeli hostages, though no concrete timelines were shared.
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Trump's proposal calls for every hostage to be released within 72 hours of the deal being accepted. Once the hostages have been returned, it calls on Israel to release 250 life sentence prisoners and 1,700 Gazans in detention. Hamas fighters who lay down their arms will also be given amnesty and allowed to leave Gaza under the plan.
In its daily update early Oct. 4, the Gaza health ministry said Israeli fire killed at least 66 Palestinians and wounded 265 over the past 24 hours.
Contributing: Francesca Chambers, Kim Hjelmgaard and Joey Garrison, USA TODAY.
Kathryn Palmer is a politics reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at [email protected] and on X @KathrynPlmr.
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