Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a Hamas ally that also holds Israeli hostages, on Saturday endorsed Hamas ’s response to a U.S. plan to end the Gaza war , potentially facilitating the release of Israeli captives still held by both organisations.

“Hamas’ (reaction) to Trump’s plan represents the position of the Palestinian resistance factions, and the Islamic Jihad participated responsibly in the consultations that led to this decision,” the Iran-backed Islamic Jihad, which is smaller than Hamas but seen as more hardline, said in a statement.

Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that controls Gaza, on Friday accepted certain key parts of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan, including ending the war, Israel’s withdrawal and the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian captives.

Hamas’ s

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