Trump-Gaza live: Hamas to consider weapons surrender in US ceasefire plan involving Tony Blair
Hamas is considering whether to lay down arms as part of a sweeping White House peace plan unveiled by Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday.
Netanyahu and Trump have warned Hamas to accept the 20-point deal, which would see the militant group relinquish its political and military leadership in Gaza.
Both leaders have threatened that if Hamas does not accept the terms then Israel will “finish the job.” The militant group says it is studying the proposal “in good faith”.
The president’s latest proposal — walking back his previous goal of expelling Palestinians — follows a growing embrace of Palestinian statehood in defiance of American and Israeli opposition.
Trump’s plan would appoint him as the chair of a “board of peace” serving as an oversight body led by a committee that includes former British prime minister Tony Blair.
Netanyahu’s visit to the White House marks his fourth trip to Washington since Trump returned to office, with Israel once more seeking to shore up U.S. support amid growing international hostility to the devastation in Gaza.
