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UN chief ‘encouraged’ by Hamas response to Trump’s Gaza proposal

By AFP 4 October 2025, 1:14 am
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes Hamas’s declared readiness to release hostages under a Gaza peace deal announced by US President Donald Trump.

“The Secretary-General welcomes and is encouraged by the statement issued by Hamas announcing its readiness to release hostages and to engage,” Guterres spokesman Stephane Dujarric says in a statement.

“He urges all parties to seize the opportunity to bring the tragic conflict in Gaza to an end.”

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