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SPECIAL REPORT: Hamas agrees to release all Israeli hostages | NBC News NOW

2025-10-03 News & Politics
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Hamas Accepts Hostage Release and Peace Plan Terms

Hamas signals a major breakthrough by agreeing to release all Israeli hostages, alive or dead, and accepting key elements of the Trump peace proposal, potentially averting further military escalation.

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  • Hamas agreed to release all Israeli hostages, living and deceased, meeting a core demand of the peace plan.
  • The group commits to ceding governance of Gaza to a new, apolitical Technocratic Palestinian Authority.
  • This development follows immense military pressure on Gaza City and diplomatic pressure from international allies.
  • Hostage families express cautious optimism while prioritizing the immediate return of deceased and living captives.

This broadcast covers Hamas's surprise agreement to President Trump's peace proposal terms. Experts break down the compliance details, noting this is effectively a surrender agreement, while a hostage family representative shares their cautious hope for closure after nearly two years of captivity.

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Hamas says it has agreed to release all Israeli hostages, alive or dead, and expressed willingness to negotiate through mediators on President Donald Trump's plan for peace in the Middle East. NBC News' Richard Engel and Kelly O'Donnell weigh in on the major development.  For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Subscribe to Here's the Scoop podcast: https://www.nbcnews.com/heres-the-scoop-daily-podcast NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows. Connect with NBC News Online! NBC News App: https://apps.nbcnews.com/mobile Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621 Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC Follow NBC News on Instagram: http://nbcnews.to/InstaNBC

Top Comments (10)

@frankvqz3799 2025-10-03

Smoke and mirrors.

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@DavidKong-e8m 2025-10-04

Release first then talk.!

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@josevloggers 2025-10-04

I'm praying 🙏 🤲 🕍 🕌 for peace.. GOD IS GOOD..

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@vandoeunsot0168 2025-10-04

Peace is happiness of the people. ❤❤❤

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@WilliamTande 2025-10-04

Appreciate those updates....thanks a lot..from Papua New Guinea. 🙏🙏🙏

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@brendatenorio5721 2025-10-03

No break through.

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@bagwelltheodore2166 2025-10-04

Half day passed. When are they released?

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@pamelia-ow5gj 2025-10-04

Under what conditionsof theirs

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@BobSmith-dk8nw 2025-10-03

Well ... we'll see how this goes .... .

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@roberthumpert4386 2025-10-06

How many times have we heard this

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