The Israeli government late Friday responded to Hamas’s tentative agreement to President Trump’s Gaza peace plan by saying it is making “preparations for the immediate implementation of the first phase” involving the release of hostages.

The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement to Israeli media outlets pledging to work with Trump — though it did not include a commitment to cease military action in Gaza, which the US president demanded in a statement on Friday.

“In light of the Hamas response [to the Trump peace plan], Israel is making preparations for the immediate implementation of the first phase of the Trump plan which is the immediate release of all of the hostages,” the statement read. 3

“We will continue to fully cooperate with the president and hi

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