DEIR AL-BALAH (Gaza Strip), Oct 4: Hamas says it is willing to return all remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza and the bodies of the dead in accordance with President Donald Trump’s peace plan. Under the plan, Hamas would release the remaining 48 hostages — around 20 of them believed to be alive — within three days. It would also give up power and disarm. In delivering its response to Trump’s plan, the militant group said it was ready to release the hostages and give up power but made no reference to disarming and made clear there was still much more to negotiate. Israel said on Saturday that it would start preparations for implementation of the first phase of Trump’s plan and the hostages’ release. Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took 251

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