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| Trump says Hamas has ‘three or four days’ to respond to Gaza plan or ‘pay in hell’ |
| 2025-10-01 |
| [IsraelTimes] Qatari PM says plan still needs ‘clarification and discussion’ as Turkish spy chief arrives in Doha to hold talks with terror group, which is facing heavy pressure to take deal. US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will give Hamas “three or four days” to agree to his Gaza peace plan, “or pay in hell,” as the terror group faces heavy pressure from the Arab world to accept the proposal. A day after unveiling the proposal alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump told reporters as he departed the White House that Israeli and Arab leaders have accepted the plan and “we’re just waiting for Hamas.” He said the terror group has about “three or four days” to respond. “Hamas is either going to be doing it or not, and if it’s not, it’s going to be a very sad end.” Asked if there is room for negotiations on the peace plan, Trump said: “Not much.” “We have one signature that we need, and that signature will pay in hell if they don’t sign. I hope they sign for their own good and create something really great,” Trump later told US generals and admirals in Quantico, Virginia. The 20-point plan, unveiled at the White House on Monday, would see all 48 hostages — roughly 20 of whom are believed to be alive — released within 72 hours, and the Strip demilitarized and handed over to a transitional, “technocratic” government. Hamas members who give up their arms would be granted amnesty. Hamas, which is reportedly leaning toward accepting the deal and will give its response to mediators on Wednesday, faces considerable pressure to approve the plan, with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Qatar, and Egypt all welcoming the initiative. Turkey’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin was sent to Doha by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to participate in talks on Tuesday with Hamas over the proposal, according to Turkish state media. The presence of Kalin, a close confidant of ErdoÄŸan, marks a more public step in Ankara’s mediation role over the past two years, and follows multiple successful meetings between ErdoÄŸan and Trump. Kalin has previously held talks at home with Hamas leaders on Gaza-related issues. Qatar announced it would hold discussions with Hamas negotiators and Turkey on Tuesday to discuss the proposal. Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani told the Al Jazeera channel on Tuesday that Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza, as described in the plan, required “clarification and discussion.” He added, however, that ending the war is “a clear clause in the plan.” He also said that the future, postwar governance of Gaza is mentioned in the plan, and will be a matter for discussion with the Americans, but “has nothing to do with Israel.” That’s certainly one opinion. Not the determinative one, to be sure — that would be Israel’s — but nonetheless an opinion. “The plan is in its early stages and needs development. We are trying to create a path that safeguards Palestinian rights,” he added. |
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