US President Donald Trump Sets Weekend Deadline for Hamas to Agree to Gaza Peace Plan

President Trump has delivered a deadline to the Hamas organization, requiring them to agree to a American settlement for the Gaza region otherwise face severe consequences.

Via a message on his online channel on Friday, Trump announced that an agreement must be finalized by 18:00 Washington time (10 PM GMT) on the coming Sunday.

This suggested agreement involves an immediate cessation to hostilities and the freeing within a short period of twenty living Israeli captives kept by Hamas—as well as the remains of hostages presumed to be dead—for a large number of arrested Palestinians.

Regional mediators are believed to be urging Hamas for a favorable response to the proposal, but a high-ranking Hamas figure has stated that the armed faction is likely to reject it.

"In case this ULTIMATE deal is not achieved, all HELL, like nobody has ever experienced, will break out against Hamas. THERE WILL BE CALM IN THE MIDDLE EAST NO MATTER WHAT," Trump posted in the Truth Social message.

Intermediaries have communicated with the head of Hamas's military wing in Gaza, who has signaled that he is opposed to the latest US halt initiative, according to sources.

Sources indicate that certain members of Hamas's political wing in Qatar are receptive to endorsing the agreement with modifications—however have realized their influence restricted as they lack command over the hostages kept by the organization.

An additional obstacle for a number of in Hamas is that the agreement necessitates them to release the entirety of the captives over the first short window of the ceasefire—surrendering their only negotiating tool.

There are believed to be 48 captives presently being kept in the Gazan region by the militant group, merely 20 of whom are thought to be alive.

Israel's army launched a offensive in Gaza in response to the Hamas-led attack on Israeli territory on October 7, 2023, in which roughly 1,200 people were killed and two hundred fifty-one additional individuals were captured.

At least thousands of residents have been fatally injured in Israeli attacks in the territory since then, based on data from the region's Hamas-run medical office.