Trump said he believed Hamas had shown it was “ready for a lasting PEACE” and he put the onus on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. “Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza, so that we can get the Hostages out safely and quickly!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. Israel, which backs Trump’s proposal, has not yet commented on the Hamas response or on Trump’s demand for an end to bombing in Gaza. Israel’s military campaign has killed more than 66,000 people in Gaza, most of them civilians, according to Gaza health authorities. Hamas has previously offered to release all hostages and to hand over administration of the Gaza Strip to a different body.