Hamas strongly denied reviews that it had agreed to disarm underneath US President Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan for Gaza, calling the reviews “false and politically motivated,” geared toward weakening its place within the area.
Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi dismissed the claims on October 5. In accordance with Russia’s TASS information company, Mardawi said on Hamas’ official Telegram channel that the group “fully rejects all false claims of progress in ceasefire talks or any dialogue of disarmament.”
The statements come as negotiations over Trump’s peace proposal are scheduled to start in Cairo, Egypt. Trump has despatched his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and his Center East advisor, Steve Wirkoff, to Egypt to assist mediate the discussions. Trump additionally issued a stark warning to Hamas relating to management of Gaza. When requested concerning the penalties if Hamas refused to cede energy, he mentioned in a textual content message, “Full obliteration!”
Earlier, Trump offered a 20-point plan geared toward ending Israel’s army marketing campaign towards Hamas and securing the discharge of hostages in Gaza. The plan contains an interim worldwide administration to manipulate Gaza, deployment of international stabilisation forces, phased Israeli withdrawal, and a possible hostage-prisoner change.
Trump claimed that Israel had already agreed to the primary withdrawal line underneath the plan. In accordance with a publish on his social media platform Fact Social, he mentioned, “When Hamas confirms, the ceasefire will likely be instantly efficient, the hostages and prisoner change will start, and we are going to create circumstances for the subsequent section of withdrawal.”
Israel welcomed the initiative, describing it as a step towards regional stability and a framework for the discharge of hostages. Oblique negotiations between Israel and Hamas, mediated by Egypt, had been scheduled to start in Cairo on October 6.
Hamas has additionally agreed to launch all Israeli hostages, whether or not lifeless or alive, in response to Trump’s plan. The group said it is able to negotiate by means of mediators and hand over Gaza’s administration to an impartial physique of Palestinian technocrats “based mostly on Palestinian nationwide consensus and Arab and Islamic assist.”
(With inputs of ANI).