India, Oct. 4 -- Israel's political leadership has reportedly instructed the military to reduce its offensive in Gaza after it said it was preparing for an "immediate implementation" of the first stage of U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan. The response came after Hamas agreed to accept parts of Trump's peace deal.

A statement from the prime minister's office Saturday said Israel would work "in full cooperation" with Trump to end the war in accordance with its principles, news agency AP reported.

On Friday, US President Donald Trump ordered Israel to stop bombing the Gaza Strip after Hamas said it had accepted some elements of his plan to end the nearly two-year war and return all the remaining hostages taken in the October 7...