Trump says Hamas has ‘three or four days’ to respond to Gaza proposal

Hamas has “three or four days,” according to Donald Trump, the president of the United States, according to Trump, who claimed that Israeli and Arab leaders had already ratified the plan.

Trump said at the White House on Tuesday, “Hamas is either going to be doing it or not, and if it isn’t, it’s going to be a very sad end.”

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When questioned about the proposal’s potential for negotiation, he responded, “Not much.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Trump for “accepting the plan,” according to the US president.

A day after the White House released a 20-point document calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the exchange of Israeli prisoners for Palestinians in Israeli prisons, and a staged Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, Trump made the remarks.

Hamas would be required to disarm under the proposed plan, and the US would work with Arab and international partners to set up a “temporary international stabilization force.”

Hamas would not participate in Gaza’s governance, according to the plan. Those who wish to leave the enclave would be given safe passage abroad, while its members would receive amnesty if they “peacefully coexist.”

Trump added that the plan also includes guarantees that “the people of Gaza will not be removed will not be removed,” as well as a transitional government of Palestinian technocrats that will provide daily services in Gaza, self-governance, and the return of displaced residents.

The Israeli-led two-year conflict in Gaza is now being pursued with a humanitarian crisis and the death toll for Palestinians has exceeded 66 000.

According to the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Hamas’s negotiating team is studying Trump’s strategy.

Meanwhile, Fatah, the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) ruling political party, publicly praised US efforts to end the war and protect civilians.

Fatah reportedly stated that it was ready to work with all parties to secure a ceasefire, allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, secure the release of Palestinian prisoners, and establish international safeguards for Palestinians.

The organization also reiterated Mahmoud Abbas’s commitment to holding elections one year after the end of the war.

The US proposal was described as a “document of surrender” imposed on the Palestinians without the consent of senior Fatah official Abbas Zaki.

He alleged that Washington and Israel were trying to “liquidate the Palestinian cause” by warning that accepting it would “intensify humiliation, legitimize occupation, and fragment Palestinian unity.”

Not an offer, but a ultimatum

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ spokesman said the UN chief applauded the US efforts and urged “all parties] to commit to an agreement and its implementation.”

According to Farhan Haq, “the Secretary-General reiterates that our top priority must be to lessen the enormous suffering caused by this conflict.”

According to Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna, a reporter from Washington, DC, Trump’s comments on Tuesday demonstrate that Hamas’ offer to him is not “an offer,” but rather an ultimatum.

According to Hanna, “We’ve heard there’s a chance that Hamas might not comply.”