Gaza Death Toll Mounts as Hamas Is Still Considering Its Response to Trump's Peace Proposal
Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan demands Hamas disarm and hostages' release within four days or faces intensified Israeli military action, backed by key regional and international players.
- On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump gave Hamas up to four days to accept his 20-point Gaza peace proposal unveiled at the White House on Monday.
- The 20-point plan demands Hamas disarm and leave power in Gaza, while the Palestinian Authority would assume control after reforms to create a 'deradicalized, terror-free' zone.
- Mediators Qatar and Egypt said they shared the proposal with Hamas Monday night and pledged to review it, while nearly a dozen Arab and Muslim-majority nations and the Palestinian Authority backed the initiative.
- The plan would place Gaza and its more than 2 million Palestinians under international governance with guaranteed aid and reconstruction, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Israel would 'finish the job' if Hamas refuses.
- A senior Hamas official told the BBC on Wednesday that Hamas likely rejects the proposal, while Qatar and Egypt said some elements require further negotiations.
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Here's the Scoop: Hamas and the Gaza peace plan
President Trump has issued a deadline for Hamas to accept the Gaza peace plan. NBC News' Brian Cheung and Richard Engel talk about what's at stake for Hamas, as the world awaits its response. Listen to today’s full episode of “Here’s the Scoop” wherever you get your podcasts.
Hamas will demand key revisions to Donald Trump's Gaza ceasefire proposal but is likely to accept the plan in the coming days as the basis for renewed negotiations, analysts and sources close to the group say. Trump set a deadline of "three or four days" from Tuesday for Hamas to provide its response to his 20-point plan, which aims to end the two-year war in Gaza and allow for an apparently indefinite international administration of the devasta…
He stressed that, although he supports the proposal, further discussions will be needed on its implementation.
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