Hamas is close to deciding on the response it will convey to the United States regarding US President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal, a source familiar with the details told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.
The official was understood to believe that Trump’s plan was designed to destroy Hamas regardless of whether it gives up the war, and he is alleged to have expressed the group’s desire to continue fighting. The head of Hamas’s military wing, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, indicated that he would not agree to the plan to end the war in Gaza, BBC News reported on Thursday.
Saudi outlet Asharq al-Awsat cited Hamas sources claiming that the terror group would "not reject the plan entirely, but will accept it in part, with the addition of amendments related to certain issues, particularly those related to the handover of the hostages, the withdrawal of the IDF, and other matters."
Trump will draw a red line on how long to give Hamas to accept an Israel-backed proposal to halt fighting in Gaza, the White House said on Thursday, without explicitly saying whether he would enforce a previously set deadline. (Read More)
