Скачать или смотреть Explosions seen over Gaza skyline as Trump calls for Israel to stop bombing

(4 Oct 2025)
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Southern Israel, overlooking Gaza Strip - 4 October 2025
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1. Various of explosion over Gaza Skyline
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Multiple explosions were seen over the Gaza skyline in the early hours of Saturday morning as U.S President Donald Trump ordered Israel to stop bombing the Strip after Hamas said it had accepted some elements of his plan to end the nearly two-year war.

Hamas said it was willing to release the hostages and hand over power to other Palestinians, but that other aspects of the plan require further consultations among Palestinians.

Senior Hamas officials suggested there were still major disagreements that required further negotiations.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was prepared for the implementation of the “first stage” of Trump's plan, apparently referring to the release of hostages.

But his office said in a statement that Israel was committed to ending the war based on principles it has set out before, without addressing potential gaps with Hamas.

Trump welcomed the Hamas statement, saying: “I believe they are ready for a lasting PEACE."

“Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza, so that we can get the Hostages out safely and quickly! Right now, it’s far too dangerous to do that. We are already in discussions on details to be worked out," he wrote on social media.

Hamas said aspects of the proposal touching on the future of the Gaza Strip and Palestinian rights should be decided on the basis of a “unanimous Palestinian stance” reached with other factions and based on international law.

The statement also made no mention of Hamas disarming, a key Israeli demand included in Trump’s proposal.

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