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00:01With countless Gazans in abject misery, the remaining Israeli hostages hidden by Hamas
00:07out there somewhere, and as Israel continued its assault on Hamas in Gaza, a potential
00:13breakthrough, finally.
00:15In a statement from Hamas, agreement to immediately begin talks toward the release of all hostages
00:21alive and dead, though it also underlined a number of apparent disagreements with the
00:26U.S. peace plan put before it, but said it was ready to negotiate on the details.
00:31This is a big day.
00:33We'll see how it all turns out.
00:35We have to get the final word down in concrete.
00:39From U.S. President Trump, a clear signal, he interprets Hamas' statement as a giant positive.
00:45Posting on his Truth Social platform, I believe they are ready for a lasting peace.
00:50Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza so that we can get the hostages out safely
00:55and quickly.
00:56Adding, we are already in discussions on details to be worked out.
01:01This is not about Gaza alone, he writes.
01:04This is about long-sought peace in the Middle East.
01:08But Trump's remarkable demand, Israel now stop bombing Gaza, reportedly caught Israeli Prime
01:15Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by surprise.
01:17His office now saying he'll work with the president to end the war in accordance with
01:22principles set out by Israel.
01:25Netanyahu has faced growing pressure in Israel to end the war, but his coalition government
01:32is backed by right-wing parties who want no part of any compromise with Hamas.
01:37And yet, it's equally clear Donald Trump is intent on pushing for a way to end the war and quickly.
01:47Everybody was unified in wanting this war to end and seeing peace in the Middle East.
01:52Say some, if somehow steps are now taken, maybe indeed it grows from there.
02:05If we pass the 72 hours, then we can actually reach a good next step.
02:11But if we don't, then it's going to be, yeah, more hell, more war.
02:1772 hours being the deadline set by Donald Trump to have all of this resolved, Christine.
02:22Trump's view now, it may happen.
02:26Paul, what are the impediments?
02:29Potentially many.
02:30For one, the politics facing Benjamin Netanyahu, and as well the ability of Hamas, the U.S. and Israel,
02:37to now negotiate their way through the details.
02:41Worth noting, for example, that was absent from the Hamas statement was any mention of Hamas laying
02:46down its arms, one of the demands of the peace deal.
02:50So, much work to be done.
02:52The fate of countless Gazans and the remaining hostages in the balance.
02:57Christine.
02:58Thanks, Paul.
02:58The CBC's Paul Hunter tonight in Jerusalem.
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