Trump-Gaza latest: Israel says ‘last opportunity’ for Palestinians to leave Gaza City as Hamas reviews 20-point peace plan
Israel issued a “last opportunity” warning for Gazans to flee the besieged territory’s main city, warning that its forces had tightened their encirclement.
“This is the last opportunity for Gaza residents who wish to do so to move south and leave Hamas terrorists isolated in Gaza City itself, facing the IDF’s ongoing operations at full force,” Israeli defence minister Israel Katz posted on X.
Meanwhile, Hamas appeared inclined to accept a ceasefire plan laid out by Donald Trump under certain conditions, sources close to Israel-Hamas negotiations in Qatar told Haaretz.
Hamas is currently consulting with other Palestinian groups to come to a unified position on the plan.
A Palestinian source close to the Hamas leadership told AFP that the group wanted to amend certain clauses in the plan, including on disarmament and Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza.
Trump‘s 20-point plan would see Hamas relinquish political and military leadership in Gaza and lay down its arms, and appoint the US president as the chair of a “board of peace” to oversee governance, led by a committee that could include former British prime minister Tony Blair.
