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This past Friday, the organization announced that it had endorsed specific aspects of Donald Trump's ultimatum to conclude the conflict in Gaza, agreeing to a prisoner swap and to surrender governing power in the Gaza strip, but stated that it wished additional negotiations on other parts of the proposal.

Hamas remained silent on whether it would comply to disarm – a crucial element of Trump's plan – and kept unclear its answer to other parts of the comprehensive plan initially suggested by Trump earlier this week.

It was unclear how the former president would respond to a conditional reply to his plan, which came just hours after he set a weekend cutoff for the organization to answer. He claimed that if an agreement was not reached "all hell" would break out against the faction, whose militants he portrayed as surrounded and cornered.

Key Concessions and Conditions

In a announcement, Hamas said that it was providing its "approval of freeing all occupation prisoners – both living and remains – according to the swap terms contained in president Trump's proposal, with the necessary practical arrangements for implementing the swap."

The statement continued to state that the organization was ready to hand over "the administration of the Gaza Strip to a Palestinian body of non-partisan experts founded on Palestinian national agreement and backed by regional support."

Issues Requiring Additional Discussion

Nonetheless, the group noted that "other issues" in Trump's strategy would require to be discussed further "through a consolidated local process." The unspecified topics that Hamas will request talks on are likely to involve the issue of its weapons, the pullout of Jewish state troops from the region, and global guarantees for the enforcement of a permanent truce.

The former president's proposal called for an immediate cessation to fighting in Gaza, an swap of hostages and local detainees within 72 hours of the deal's approval, a gradual withdrawal of Israeli military from Gaza, as well as the demilitarization of Hamas and a post-conflict transitional administration led by Trump.

Humanitarian and Rebuilding Terms

The agreement also stipulated a increase of aid to the territory, areas of which are currently undergoing starvation, and rebuilding to the mostly demolished strip.

The proposal was largely viewed as disadvantageous to Hamas and if agreed in entirety, would probably spell the organization's demise as an militant local group while requiring few concessions from Israel. Global influence on the group to approve the strategy, was tremendous though, with most local and world nations welcoming the Trump imitative.

Impact of the Hostage Exchange

Though the organization did not right away agree to disarm, its consent to hand over hostages will be seen as important. The forty-eight individuals have been used by the faction as primary bargaining power throughout the nearly two year war in its discussions with the United States and Israeli officials. Releasing them will result in the group with few negotiating tools going forward.

Neither the U.S. administration nor Jewish state officials have yet responded to the group's appeal for changes to the Trump demand.

War Toll and Background

Israel's war in the Gaza Strip has claimed at least over sixty-two thousand Palestinians and wounded about 170,000, according to the Gaza health authority. The war was launched by the Israeli government in response to Hamas-led militants murdering about 1,200 individuals and capturing 251 captives in the Jewish state about nearly 24 months ago.