Trump Gives Hamas 3-4 Days to Accept Gaza Peace Plan or Face 'Sad End'

Trump's Ultimatum to Hamas

• 🇺🇸 US President Donald Trump has issued a deadline of three to four days for Hamas to accept a US-backed peace plan for Gaza.
• ⚠️ Trump warned of a "very sad end" for Hamas if the group rejects the proposal, which he claims is close to ending the conflict.

The Proposed Peace Plan

• 🤝 Mediators Qatar and Egypt presented the 20-point plan to Hamas, which was not directly involved in the negotiations.
• 📜 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has endorsed the document, stating it achieves Israel's war aims.
• 🔄 The plan includes a ceasefire, the release of remaining hostages within 72 hours in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces.
• 🕊️ Elements of the plan have appeared in previous ceasefire proposals that were accepted and later rejected by both sides.

Hamas and Palestinian Reactions

• 🧐 Hamas is expected to review the proposal "in good faith" and provide a response, though the plan calls for the group's disarmament, which it has previously rejected.
• ❌ A Palestinian official described the proposal as the "full adoption of all Israeli conditions" that do not grant Palestinians legitimate rights.
• 😥 Displaced Palestinians in Gaza expressed fears that the plan delegates all Palestinian rights, ends the Palestinian cause, and could lead to the elimination of the remaining Palestinian population.

Context of the Conflict

• 💔 Israel's military campaign in Gaza has resulted in over 66,000 Palestinian deaths and displaced nearly the entire population, according to local health authorities.
• ⚖️ A UN Commission of Inquiry has accused Israel of committing genocide, an accusation Israel denies.
• 💥 The war began when Hamas attacked southern Israeli communities, killing over 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages, according to Israeli figures.