Trump calls for an end to bombing in Gaza, while Israel murders 70 people.

Despite appeals from US President Donald Trump for Israel to cease its bombardment after Hamas claimed it had agreed to some aspects of Trump’s 20-point plan to end Israel’s war, Israeli attacks throughout the beleaguered Gaza Strip have killed at least 70 Palestinians, according to medical sources.

The Israeli army has been waging an attack in Gaza City in recent weeks, driving about a million residents to evacuate to the overcrowded south, and at least 45 of those killed in Saturday’s bombardments and airstrikes were in the famine-stricken city.

According to medics, an Israeli strike on a residential home in Gaza City’s Tuffah neighbourhood killed 18 people and injured a number of others. Several surrounding buildings were also damaged in the attack.

Seven children between the ages of two months and eight years were among the dead, according to a statement released by Gaza’s civil defence service on Telegram.

Two children were killed and at least eight others were injured when Israeli soldiers attacked a camp for displaced people in al-Mawasi, southern Gaza.

Israel stated that it was investigating claims of deaths and that it had targeted Hamas fighters who had threatened its troops in the region.

“Regrets any harm caused to uninvolved civilians and works to mitigate harm to uninvolved civilians as much as possible,” the military claimed in a statement.

In reference to the Israeli prime minister, Hamas claimed in a statement that “the continuation of the occupation’s bombing and massacres exposes Netanyahu’s lies about reducing military operations against civilians.”

Trump calls on Hamas to expedite his Gaza strategy.

Trump stated early Saturday that he was grateful that Israel had “temporarily stopped the bombing,” and he called on Hamas, the Palestinian militant organisation, to immediately implement his plan “or else all bets will be off.”

“I will not put up with any delay, which many believe will occur, or any situation in which Gaza becomes a threat once more. Let’s accomplish this as quickly as possible. Everyone will receive equitable treatment. Trump stated on Truth Social.

Trump responded favourably to Hamas’ declaration on Friday that it agreed with some of the main points of his 20-point peace plan, which included bringing an end to the conflict, Israel’s exit, and the release of Palestinian and Israeli detainees.

However, the organisation has left several questions unresolved and some subjects open for future negotiation, like whether it would be willing to disarm, which is a crucial requirement from Israel to end the war.

“After negotiations, Israel has agreed to the initial withdrawal line, which we have shown to, and shared with, Hamas,” Trump said on social media later Saturday.

After Hamas accepts it, he stated, “the Hostages and Prisoner Exchange will begin, and we will create the conditions for the next phase of withdrawal.” A ceasefire would then be implemented. He didn’t go into detail.

Israel, which has demonstrated little readiness to drastically reduce its forces, did not immediately confirm. A request for additional comment from Hamas was not immediately answered.

In a televised announcement before to Trump’s appointment, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the plan’s initial phase asks for Hamas to release the prisoners and for Israeli soldiers to “redeploy in a way” that they “continue to hold all of the controlling areas deep inside the Strip.”

According to a White House official, Trump is sent his envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, to Egypt to negotiate a long-term peace agreement and finalise the technical aspects of the captive release.

According to the country’s Foreign Ministry, Egypt will also welcome delegations from Israel and Hamas on Monday.

Netanyahu stated that the U.S. and Israel intended to keep the talks to a few days.

While the Israeli force remained deep in Gaza, Netanyahu stated that he intended to announce the return of the detainees during the Jewish festival of Sukkot, which falls between October 6 and 13.

Netanyahu added that the second part of Trump’s proposal would demilitarise Gaza and disarm Hamas, although he cautioned that this would happen either militarily or diplomatically.

Trump’s plan does not specify a timeline for the military’s eventual withdrawal to Gaza’s boundaries.

Tens of thousands of Tel Aviv residents demonstrated in favour of an agreement to end the war while the prime minister spoke.

World leaders expressed optimism in reaction to Hamas’ plan, calling for the release of Israelis still detained in the enclave and calling for an end to the worst conflict involving Israel since its founding in 1948.

Iran-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a smaller but perceived more hardline faction than Hamas, also issued a statement in support of peace efforts.

The organisation, which is also in custody of hostages, supported Hamas’ response on Saturday.

Gazans, who have seen ceasefire attempts after ceasefire fail as Israeli strikes have pounded the strip over the past two years, causing a humanitarian crisis and uprooting millions, may find solace in Hamas’ position.

Netanyahu, who leads Israel’s most far-right government in its history, has alarmed some Palestinians that he will eventually back out of any peace initiative.

Jamal Shihada, a resident of Jerusalem, stated, “What is important is that Netanyahu does not sabotage this, because now that Hamas agreed, Netanyahu will disagree, as he usually does,”

GLOBAL SUPPORT FOR THE END OF THE “HORRIFIC WAR”

According to Israeli media, the military was told to scale back offensive operations in Gaza by the political leadership of the nation.

Trump has made large political investments in attempts to put an end to the conflict that has made Israel, a U.S. ally, more and more isolated globally.

On Friday, Trump urged Netanyahu’s administration to stop airstrikes in Gaza, saying he thought Hamas had demonstrated that it was “ready for a lasting PEACE”.

Domestically, the prime minister is torn between demands from hardline members of his coalition who maintain that Israel’s campaign in Gaza cannot be paused and mounting pressure to terminate the conflict from hostage families and a war-weary populace.

The far-right According to Bezalel Smotrich, the finance minister, stopping the attacks on Gaza was a “grave mistake.”

Following the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led onslaught on Israel, which left almost 1,200 people dead and 251 hostage, according to Israeli estimates, Israel started bombarding Gaza. Israel claims that 20 of the 48 hostages are still alive.

According to Gaza health authorities, Israel’s campaign has killed over 67,000 individuals in Gaza, the majority of whom were civilians.