WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump gave Hamas till Sunday (Oct 5) night to succeed in a last-chance settlement on his plan for Gaza’s future or have “all Hell” escape towards the Palestinian militants.
“An settlement have to be reached with Hamas by Sunday Night at SIX (6) P.M., Washington, D.C. time,” Trump wrote on Friday on social media.
“Each Nation has signed on! If this LAST CHANCE settlement will not be reached, all HELL, like nobody has ever seen earlier than, will escape towards Hamas.”
Requested whether or not his group had finalised its response to Trump’s Gaza plan, a Hamas official advised Reuters late on Thursday: “Not but, intensive dialogue is underneath manner.”
The official mentioned Hamas had held talks with Arab mediators, Turkey and Palestinian factions to form “the Palestinian response”.
Trump had mentioned on Tuesday he would give Hamas three to 4 days to just accept the 20-point document, which calls on the group to disarm – a requirement it has beforehand rejected.
The plan specifies a right away ceasefire, an alternate of all hostages held by Hamas for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, a staged Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, the disarmament of Hamas and the introduction of a transitional authorities led by a global physique.
The US president, more and more pissed off by his failure to safe a ceasefire, described Hamas as a “ruthless and violent menace within the Center East” that drew heavy retribution for its Oct 7, 2023 assault on Israel.
In his Fact Social put up, Trump mentioned remaining Hamas militants in Gaza are trapped and “will likely be hunted down, and killed” and not using a deal, and warned “harmless Palestinians” to depart for protected areas of Gaza with out specifying the place that might be.
