Hamas said Tuesday it will discuss US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza within the militant group and with other Palestinian factions before responding.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already thrown his support behind it, but it’s unclear whether Hamas will agree, or when it will give a response.
The proposal demands that Hamas effectively surrender and disarm in return for an end to fighting, humanitarian aid for Palestinians and the promise of reconstruction in Gaza all desperately hoped for by the population of the devastated territory where the death toll in the Israel-Hamas war has topped 66,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Israeli forces killed at least 31 Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, local hospitals said.
Meanwhile, as backing and support pour in for the proposal from the international community, Trump told reporters Tuesday that Hamas has three or four days to respond.
Here’s the latest:
Trump says Hamas has ‘3 or 4 day
