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❗️Preparations are currently underway for the talks scheduled for tomorrow, most likely in Egypt.
The negotiations will be led at the highest levels, with the Americans expecting the talks to succeed and the first phase of the deal to begin (Ron Dermer from the Israeli side, Witkoff, and possibly Kushner from the US side).
(Israel's Channel 12)
❗️Palestinian Resistance Factions:
– "We welcome the Arab and Islamic positions, the Egyptian and Qatari mediation, and the Turkish efforts to unify the stance, support ending the aggression, and preserve the rights of our people."
– "We call on all parties, especially the Palestinian Authority, to fulfill their duties by convening an urgent national meeting to hand over the administration of the Gaza Strip to an independent body and to discuss national issues."
– "We affirm that our people, who have made all these sacrifices, deserve for their steadfastness to be crowned with outcomes that meet their national aspirations for freedom, independence, and ending the occupation—not for their cause to be liquidated."
– "We regard Hamas’s stance, on behalf of the factions, as a cry to the world that the occupation must end, and that our people have the right to a dignified life without killing, destruction, and displacement."
❗️Israeli Army Radio correspondent:
"Israel too, similar to Hamas, is issuing an official statement in a 'positive' spirit on the one hand, but without committing to any immediate action. They are letting negotiations begin, without appearing as the side that rejects them."
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❗️Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said it welcomes Hamas’s agreement to President Trump’s proposal to end the war in Gaza, including its readiness to release all captives under the exchange framework outlined in the plan.
Doha added it is working with Egypt and the United States to advance discussions and ensure the war’s end.
❗️Diplomatic correspondent for Israel's Channel 14, Tamir Morag:
"Israel must test Hamas with this trial — let’s see if it releases all the hostages within 72 hours. If it doesn’t, Israel can dismantle it; and if it does — even better: we get the hostages back, and Hamas will continue refusing to disarm and leave Gaza — then Israel can dismantle it.
It is very likely that this is a trap set by Trump and Netanyahu for Hamas."
❗️US President Donald Trump following Hamas's response:
"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! Right now, it’s far too dangerous to do that. We are already in discussions on details to be worked out. This is not about Gaza alone, this is about long sought PEACE in the Middle East."
‼️ Official statement issued by Hamas on its response to US President Trump’s proposal
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"Out of concern to stop the aggression and genocide our steadfast people in the Gaza Strip are facing, and stemming from national responsibility and commitment to our people’s constants, rights, and supreme interests, the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas has conducted extensive consultations within its leadership institutions, broad consultations with Palestinian factions, as well as discussions with mediators and friends, to reach a responsible stance in dealing with President Donald Trump’s plan.
After thorough study, the movement has made its decision and conveyed the following response to the mediators:
Hamas values the Arab, Islamic, and international efforts, as well as the efforts of US President Donald Trump, calling for an end to the war on Gaza, a prisoner exchange, the immediate entry of aid, rejection of the occupation of Gaza, and rejection of the displacement of our people from it.
In this framework, and in a manner that achieves an end to the war and a full withdrawal from the Strip, the movement announces its approval to release all occupation prisoners — both living and remains — according to the exchange formula outlined in President Trump’s proposal, with the necessary field conditions ensured for the exchange process. In this context, the movement affirms its readiness to immediately enter negotiations through mediators to discuss the details.
The movement also renews its approval to hand over the administration of the Gaza Strip to a Palestinian body of independents (technocrats) based on national Palestinian consensus and supported by Arab and Islamic backing.
As for the other issues in Trump’s proposal relating to the future of Gaza and the inherent rights of the Palestinian people, these are tied to a collective national position and to relevant international laws and resolutions. They will be discussed through a comprehensive Palestinian national framework in which Hamas will participate and contribute responsibly."
❗️BREAKING | Hamas hands over its response to US President Trump’s plan to mediators, a well-informed source tells Al Jazeera.
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⭕️ Protests erupted across the world after Israel intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla and detained its activists — with strikes, blockades, and mass rallies spreading from Rome to Buenos Aires in solidarity with Gaza.
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⁉️ Clashes in Khan Yunis: What happened this morning?
Reports from Gaza say that at dawn on Thursday, 3 October, fighters from Hamas’s security wing surrounded a hideout of collaborators from the Majaydeh family in their neighborhood in Khan Yunis, accusing them of previously abducting, killing, and mutilating two resistance fighters. According to these reports, several family members were killed — including those said to be responsible for killing a Hamas fighter days earlier — before Israeli drones intervened, assisting the family and bombing resistance vehicles, which led to the deaths of a number of Hamas members.
Meanwhile, Hossam al-Astal, a former Palestinian Authority officer now leading a pro-Israel militia in Khan Yunis, told The Times of Israel that his men — backed by Israeli air support — thwarted a Hamas assault in Al-Mawasi. He claimed Hamas had fired RPGs at members of the Majaydeh family, whom the group accused of spying for Israel, and said that 11 Hamas operatives were killed with Israel’s help. Photos of the dead, some in Qassam Brigades military gear, were later posted on his Facebook page.
Astal, who openly coordinates with Israel and previously faced a death sentence in Gaza for collaboration, now leads a militia presented as an alternative to Hamas rule. According to Israeli media, this marks the first reported instance of a Hamas operation in Gaza being directly countered by a Palestinian group aligned with Israel.
❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:
– "In the past 24 hours, Gaza hospitals have received 63 martyrs and 227 wounded."
– From 18 March 2025, until today, the toll has reached 13,420 martyrs and 57,124 wounded."
– "In the past 24 hours, hospitals received 15 martyrs and 80 wounded from aid-seeking victims, raising the total number of “livelihood martyrs” to 2,597 martyrs and more than 19,054 wounded."
– The Israeli negotiation team has been instructed to be ready to travel immediately.
– They are drafting withdrawal maps, though disagreements remain between both sides.
– Israel has also begun preparing a list of Palestinian prisoners to be released as part of the deal.
(Channel 12, 14)
‼️ Israeli army warns Palestinians against returning to the northern Gaza Strip
Military spokesman Avichay Adraee says Gaza City remains encircled and warns that any attempt to return north or approach its forces anywhere in the Strip, even in the south, poses “severe danger.”
❗️Office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
"In light of Hamas’s response, Israel is preparing to implement the first phase of Trump’s plan for the immediate release of all abductees.
We will continue working in full cooperation with the president and his team to end the war in accordance with the principles set by Israel, which align with President Trump’s vision."
US President Donald Trump:
I would like to thank Qatar, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and other countries for their support on the Gaza issue.
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BREAKING | Extremely violent Israeli bombing of residential areas in Gaza City following Hamas and Trump's statements.
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❗️Israel's public broadcaster KAN:
"After Netanyahu succeeded in introducing amendments to Trump’s plan, the Arab states have achieved a new tactical victory, turning the entire plan into a case of fundamental change. Trump is tarnishing Israel’s reputation, which currently cannot say that Hamas’s response is unacceptable to it."
❗️Al Mayadeen's analyst on Palestinian resistance affairs Hani al-Dali:
"The Hamas movement has confirmed its rejection of the clause concerning the disarmament of the resistance."
BREAKING | Hamas responds to Trump's plan by accepting a prisoner exchange once safe conditions are met, agreeing to hand Gaza’s administration to an independent Palestinian technocratic body with Arab-Islamic backing, and stating other issues related to the future of Gaza require a unified Palestinian stance.
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‼️ Israeli strikes on Gaza City have intensified, coinciding with the increased detonation of explosive-laden robots.
Israel has killed at least 72 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn today, according to medical sources.
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❗️UNIFIL:
– We call on the Israeli army to immediately stop carrying out attacks against or near peacekeeping forces.
– We call on the Israeli army to stop attacks against civilians and Lebanese soldiers.
‼️ In a new post on Truth Social, US President Donald Trump demands that Hamas accept his 20-point 'peace' (surrender) plan for Gaza by Sunday at 6 PM (Washington, DC time), calling it a “last chance” and warning that failure to agree will unleash unprecedented force.
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Last Sumud Flotilla vessel captured as Ben Gvir calls imprisoned activists 'terrorists'
Ben Gvir paraded through prisons and ships, mocking captured flotilla members as ‘terrorists’
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