KEY POINTS
- Trump gave Hamas 3–4 days to accept the Gaza peace plan or face “severe consequences.”
- US plan includes ceasefire, hostage release, Hamas disarmament, and phased Israeli withdrawal.
- Proposal envisions transitional authority led by Trump with ex-UK PM Tony Blair’s role.
- State of Palestine welcomes Trump’s proposed peace plan.
- Palestine calls for full Israeli withdrawal and unification of Palestinian land.
- Qatar, Egypt and Turkiye mediating; Hamas reviewing proposal with leadership.
- UN chief Guterres urged commitment; major powers including UK, France, China, Russia welcomed plan.
- Pakistan backed Trump’s efforts, citing joint statement by eight Arab-Islamic states.
- Netanyahu rejected Palestinian statehood and vowed military presence in Gaza.
- Israeli offensive continues as Gaza death toll tops 66,097.
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave Hamas an ultimatum of “three or four days” to respond to his Gaza peace plan, warning of severe consequences if the Palestinian group rejected the proposal.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said Israeli and Arab leaders had already accepted the framework, leaving Hamas with what he described as a critical choice. “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 said.
Asked whether there was room for negotiations, Trump replied: “Not much.”
Details of proposed peace plan
The US plan calls for an immediate ceasefire, the release of hostages by Hamas within 72 hours, the Palestinian group’s disarmament, and a gradual Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
The proposed plan also envisions the creation of a post-war transitional authority headed by Trump himself, with participation from former British prime minister Tony Blair.
Washington has promoted the framework as a “comprehensive plan” with broad regional support. Trump said Arab and Muslim nations, alongside Israel, had endorsed the deal, which he described as a rare consensus in the Middle East.
“We’re just waiting for Hamas,” he said. “We have one signature that we need, and that signature will pay in hell if they don’t sign.”
Regional mediation efforts
Qatar, which hosts Hamas’s exiled leadership, said on Tuesday that it had delivered the proposal to Hamas negotiators along with Egypt and Turkiye.
Foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari told reporters in Doha that Hamas had promised to study the plan “responsibly” and that talks were ongoing with Egyptian and Turkish officials.
“It is still too early to speak about responses, but we are truly optimistic,” Ansari said.
A Palestinian source, cited by AFP, said that Hamas had begun consultations “within its political and military leaderships, both inside Palestine and abroad.” The discussions could take several days given the complexity of the proposal, the source added.
International reactions
Various countries, including Britain, France, Germany, Italy, China and Russia, welcomed the US proposal. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged “all parties” to commit to an agreement and reiterated his call for a permanent ceasefire, according to his spokesman.
The Palestinian Authority, which governs parts of the occupied West Bank, welcomed what it called Trump’s “sincere and determined efforts.”
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said that Islamabad deeply values Trump’s focused engagement with Arab-Islamic leaders to halt the suffering in Gaza through an immediate ceasefire, unhindered flow of humanitarian aid, and by opening a path towards peace and reconstruction.
In a post on his X handle, Dar said Pakistan remains firmly committed to working alongside brotherly countries and the United States to advance these shared goals and to support a just and lasting peace for the Palestinian people with the goal of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine.
Extremely grateful to our brothers from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Türkiye, and Indonesia for our joint efforts through several rounds of deliberations at UNGA80, before and after the meeting with our leadership and President Donald J. Trump @POTUS, that brought us… pic.twitter.com/LJ0GK49xtK
— Ishaq Dar (@MIshaqDar50) September 30, 2025
Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, Dar said the group of eight Arab and Islamic countries including Pakistan, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt raised a forceful voice against Israeli genocide in Gaza during their meeting with Trump in New York.
Dar said after a hectic procedure, the group of eight Arab and Islamic countries expressed commitment to Palestine cause in a joint statement.
He said the joint statement issued by the group was also welcomed by the Palestinian Authority.
However, Hamas ally Islamic Jihad dismissed the plan as an attempt by Israel and the United States to impose terms that could not be achieved through war.
State of Palestine welcomes Trump’s plan
The State of Palestine on Tuesday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan, voicing confidence in Washington’s ability to find a path toward peace.
In a statement, published by WAFA news agency, the State of Palestine also underscored the importance of the partnership with the United States in achieving peace in the region.
Palestine welcomes the sincere and determined efforts of President Donald Trump to end Gaza war and affirms its confidence in his ability to find a path toward peace. It underscores the importance of the partnership with the US in achieving peace
More: https://t.co/cyi64Uiaul pic.twitter.com/r1S9isWGeK
— WAFA News Agency – English (@WAFANewsEnglish) September 30, 2025
It said any deal must ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, the release of captives and prisoners, mechanisms to protect civilians and uphold the ceasefire, and guarantees to prevent land annexation, forced displacement, and unilateral measures that violate international law.
The Palestinian statement further called for the release of withheld tax revenues, a full Israeli withdrawal, and the unification of Palestinian land and institutions across Gaza, the occupied West Bank, and East Jerusalem.
It reaffirmed the aim of “a just peace based on a two-state solution, with an independent and sovereign State of Palestine living side by side with Israel in peace and good neighbourliness, in accordance with international legitimacy.”
Israeli position
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced support for the plan alongside Trump in Washington but later appeared to temper expectations. In a video statement, Netanyahu said Israel would retain a military presence in most of Gaza and rejected the idea of a Palestinian state.
“If Hamas rejects your plan, Mr President, or if they supposedly accept it and then basically do everything to counter it, then Israel will finish the job by itself,” Netanyahu said.
Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich criticised the proposal as a “resounding diplomatic failure,” warning it would “end in tears” and lead to renewed conflict.
Israel’s military offensive
On the ground, Israeli air strikes and shelling continued across Gaza on Tuesday, according to the territory’s civil defence agency and witnesses. The Israeli military confirmed it was conducting operations, particularly in Gaza City.
Since October 2023, Israel’s military offensive has devastated Gaza, killing 66,097 people, mostly civilians, according to the territory’s health ministry, figures the United Nations considers credible.
