Muslim countries, backing the Gaza peace proposal, have welcomed steps taken by Hamas in response to US President Donald Trump’s plan. They have called the move a genuine opportunity to secure a ceasefire and end the crisis in the region, the Foreign Office said.

The statement came as Hamas, the Palestinian group that controls Gaza, on Friday accepted certain key points of US president’s plan — including ending the war, Israel’s withdrawal, and the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian captives.

According to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office, Israel is preparing for the ‘immediate implementation’ of the first stage of Trump’s Gaza plan, following Hamas’s response, to secure the release of Israeli hostages.

Shortly afterwards, Israeli media reported that the country’s political lea

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