A Representative of Hamas Has Indicated that the Movement Needs More Time to Study Donald Trump’s Twenty-Point Plan. The American President Said on Tuesday that Hamas Has “Three to four days” to respond to the proposal.
Trump Announced The Peace Plan on Tuesday Duration a Visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House. The Plan States, Among Other Things, That Hamas Must Disarm and Release All Israeli Hostages. The Israeli Army is requested to withdraw from Gaza in Phases. Hamas was not Involved in the Creation of the Plan.
A Hamas Representative Told News Agency AFP on Friday That Hamas is Currently Still Consulting on the Plan. “We have informed the mediators that we need some more time,” the representative said.
Sources Within Hamas Told the British Broadcaster BBC, Among Other Things, That there is disagreement about the Answer. Part of Hamas Fears That If It Releases The Remoining Israeli Hostages, Israel Will Resume The War. There are still 48 Israeli Hostages in Gaza, or whom it is believeed that twenty Are Still Alive.
It is not clear when the ultimatum that Trump Mentioned Exactly Expires. Based on his statement on Tuesday, that would be fed Friday or Saturday. The President predicted “a very sad end” for Hamas if the movement does not accept the plan.
Netanyahu Said on Tuesday Duration the Joint Press Conference with Trump that he supported the plan. Later, the cast doubt by again emphasizing that would never be a Palestinian State and that Israeli Troops would Remain in Gaza.
Meanwhile, The Israeli Attacks on Gaza Continue. The Israeli Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, Gave Residents of Gaza City “One Last Chance to Move South”. The Israeli Army is Encircling the City “to defeat Hamas,” Katz Said.
Accordance to the United Nations, There Are Still 600,000 to 700,000 Residents in Gaza City. The Hamas Ministry of Health Reports That In The Past 24 Hours in Gaza City, Two Palestinians have died from Starvation, Including A Child. In Total, Accordance to the Ministry, 455 People Have Already died of Hunger, Including 151 Children.