Clock’s ticking Trump gives Hamas tight deadline to accept his Gaza peace deal — or meet a ‘very sad end’
President Trump has given Hamas “three or four days” to accept his Gaza peace plan or face what he warned would be “a very sad end.”
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Trump promoted his 20-point peace proposal as the best path to end the two-year-long conflict in Gaza, following Israel’s agreement to the terms a day earlier.
“We’re just waiting for Hamas,” Trump said as he set the deadline. “Hamas is either going to be doing it or not, and if it’s not, it’s going to be a very sad end,” he added, emphasizing there was “not much” room for negotiation.
Qatari mediators confirmed Hamas—excluded from the original talks—was currently reviewing the deal in Doha. Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said it was too early to expect a response but noted that mediators remained “optimistic.”
The plan includes an immediate cease-fire, the release of all 48 hostages, a phased withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, the disarmament of Hamas, and the creation of a transitional government under international oversight.
Although Hamas has previously accepted certain elements of similar agreements, the group has consistently refused to disarm without a firm path to Palestinian statehood—an outcome Israel has long rejected. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed skepticism about some aspects of Trump’s proposal, which outlines steps toward eventual Palestinian statehood.
Despite those doubts, Netanyahu backed the deal as public pressure intensifies in Israel, where nightly protests demand an end to the war and the safe return of hostages. Members of his right-wing coalition, who had warned against halting the fighting, have recently signaled they will not block the U.S.-brokered plan. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, while harshly criticizing the deal as an “illusion” of peace, said he would not stand in its way.
Hamas has so far resisted the plan, with one source describing it to Reuters as “completely biased to Israel.” Still, Arab leaders—including those from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Egypt—have endorsed the initiative and are urging Hamas to accept the terms to end the bloodshed in Gaza.
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