GEOFF BENNETT: Welcome to the "News Hour."

Tonight, President Trump is demanding# that Israel end the war in Gaza a .. time after Hamas announced it had agreed to# Mr.

Trump's proposal to release all Israeli## hostages held in Gaza.

But the militant group# responsible for the deadly October 7 attacks## against Israel nearly two years ago did not# agree to all of the president's framework.

Our Nick Schifrin is here tracking all of this.

So, Nick, what is President# Trump demanding tonight?

NICK SCHIFRIN: Well, as you said, Geoff, just# in the last hour, the president of the United## States made a dramatic demand of Israel on# TRUTH Social, writing -- quote -- "Israel## must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza, so that# we can get the hostages out safely and quickly."

That is the first time that either# President Biden or President Trump## publicly demanded that Israel stop the war# since October the 7th.

Now, as you said,## the president's demand comes after Hamas' reply# to the framework that President Trump and Prime## Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released# from the White House earlier this week.

So let's take a look at how Hamas replied to# that.

First, Hamas' first point -- quote -- "The## movement announces the agreement to# release all living and dead hostages,## according to the exchange formula# contained in President Trump's proposal."

So, as a reminder, that framework is to release# 20 living hostages and the bodies of 30 deceased## hostages released all up front.

And then you see# the second point right there.

Hamas renews its## agreement to hand over the administration of Gaza# to a Palestinian body of independents technocrats.

Now, I emphasize Palestinian.

We will come# back to that point.

The president is clearly## focused, Geoff, on these two relatively# positive parts of the Hamas statement,## because there's a third part of what Hamas# said, and it is a huge but -- quote -- "The## other issues in the framework are# linked to a comprehensive national## position.

They are to be discussed within a# comprehensive Palestinian national framework."

GEOFF BENNETT: So what does that mean?

NICK SCHIFRIN: It means that Hamas is# not agreeing t.. Regional officials have been telling# me for days that Hamas is not agreeing## to demilitarize.

And you see video of Hamas# from earlier this year during a cease-fire.

Hamas will not demilitarize until it talks# to the other Palestinian militant groups.## And that is not a guarantee that# it's going to agree.

and of course,## that is a key, a key demand that Israel is making.

Secondly, regional officials also told me# that Hamas had questions about the map,## you see it right there, where# and exactly when Israeli troops## will withdraw to and when Hamas has to# release the hostages.

Thirdly, tonight,## a political Hamas official says that they will# not allow a non-Palestinian to control Gaza.

And, of course, Geoff, as we talked about, the# president's plan calls for a Board of Peace to## transition power in Gaza with the president# himself and former Prime Minister of Britain## Tony Blair as the head of that board.

So these# are huge questions that Hamas is asking, including## ones that will lead Israel not to be happy# with Hamas' reply, not to accept Hamas' reply.

But President Trump is taking# Hamas' answer as yes and putting## Israel in an extraordinary way to stop the war.

GEOFF BENNETT: So, then the question becomes,# where does all of this leave Netanyahu?

NICK SCHIFRIN: It's a very good question,## and I think one of the two key# questi.. The first one is, how far is President# Trump willing to go to pressure Netanyahu?## White House officials have told me in the past# that they have -- that he, President Trump,## has not been happy with Netanyahu and that# he did pressure Netanyahu earlier this week## to accept the terms of the deal and he# wants to see this war over full stop.

Will that translate now into President Trump,# for example, saying, hey, we will withhold arms,## for example, to Netanyahu?

Netanyahu, however,# has his own political considerations.

He has to## go to an election within one year.

The# right wing of his coalition certainly## has already criticized this peace proposal# that Netanyahu agreed to earlier this week.

And they will put pressure on Netanyahu to# resist President Trump's plans.

Look, we## have seen pressure privately mostly from Trump on# Netanyahu and his top aides.

And Netanyahu and his## top aides in the past have managed to figure out# a way to persuade Trump more to their perspective.

So certainly they will try to do that once# again this time.

But at the end of the day,## it is up to President Trump how much he# will pressure Netanyahu in this moment## to actually end the war, how much he# will pressure Netanyahu to consider## this Hamas reply good enough,# and then will Netanyahu listen?

GEOFF BENNETT: Nick Schifrin,## thank you so much for walking us through#these developments.

We appreciate it.

NICK SCHIFRIN: Thank you.