TEL AVIV, Israel — Hamas said Friday that it was ready to release its remaining Israeli hostages as part of an American-proposed ceasefire plan, a potential breakthrough two years after the group led the attack that set off the war in the Gaza Strip.

But the militant group made clear it wanted to negotiate other elements of the plan proposed by President Donald Trump this week, leaving open the question of whether its offer would satisfy Israel.

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Trump said on social media Friday evening that he believed the group was “ready for a lasting PEACE,” and he demanded that Israel “immediately stop the bombing of Gaza.”

The Israeli government did not immediately make a public statement. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel had already agreed to the American-backed

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