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A Hamas official told AFP on Friday that the group still needed time to study a plan for Gaza put forward by US President Donald Trump and backed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"Hamas is still continuing consultations regarding Trump's plan... and has informed mediators that the consultations are ongoing and need some time," the official said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak publicly on the matter.

Trump on Tuesday gave Hamas an ultimatum of "three or four days" to accept his plan to end the nearly two-year war in the Palestinian territory.

The plan calls for a ceasefire, the release of hostages within 72 hours, Hamas's disarmament and a gradual Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. That would be followed by a post-war transitional authority headed by Trump himself.

World powers, including Arab and Muslim nations, have welcomed the proposal.

Mohammad Nazzal, a member of Hamas's political bureau, said in a statement Friday that the "plan has points of concern, and we will announce our position on it soon."

"We are in contact with mediators and with Arab and Islamic parties, and we are serious about reaching understandings," he added.

A Palestinian source close to Hamas's leadership told AFP on Wednesday that the Islamist movement "wants to amend some of the clauses such as the one on disarmament and the expulsion of Hamas and faction cadres."

Hamas leaders also want "international guarantees for a full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip" and guarantees that no assassinations attempts will be made inside or outside the territory, the source added.

- 'Two opinions' -

Another source familiar with the negotiations told AFP that "two opinions exist within Hamas".

"The first supports unconditional approval, as the priority is a ceasefire under Trump's guarantees, with mediators ensuring Israel implements the plan," the source told AFP.

"The second has serious reservations regarding key clauses, rejecting disarmament and the expulsion of any Palestinian from Gaza. They favour conditional approval with clarifications reflecting Hamas's and the resistance factions' demands," the source added.

The war was triggered by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, which resulted in the deaths of 1,219 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures.

Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed at least 66,225 Palestinians, according to health ministry figures in the Hamas-run territory that the United Nations considers reliable.

Their data does not distinguish between civilians and combatants, but indicates that more than half of the dead are women and children.

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These fools called Hamas do not deserve the pity everyone on here gives them, they are simply contented using the innocent Gazans as a bullet shield while they wear civilian clothes, hide in underground tunnels and perpetrate their evils.

All Gazans should evacuate(very hard though) while they fish out the terrorist rats from their holes, clean up all the mess and return the citizens back

Of they miss this opportunity they will be on their own the world would leave them and Isreal can bomb them to extinction and annihilation

Show me a country ruled by a woman and there's war there

Good let's give peace a chance, and Lord says how peaceful it is when brothers dwell together ❤️.

Okay, you can take all the time that you need but the basic fact is that you don't have a choice than to accept

Na this hamas dey find trouble, Israel has opened alot of peace plan channels for them, but since they have the "fake" sympathy of the world, nothing concern them

In 1995 the Prime Minister of Israel was assassinated for his attempt to make peace with the People of Palestine.

The 25 years old man, a Jew that killed him stated clearly that their can never be peace. Even this so called peace plan is just an ILLUSION.

Be rest assured that if it is genuine. Natenyahu's life is at stake. He will be murdered by his Jewish extremist brothers base on Jewish religious beliefs.

lecowas:
These fools called Hamas do not deserve the pity everyone on here is giving them, they are simply contented using the innocent Gazans as a bullet shield while they wear civilian clothes, hide in underground tunnels and perpetrate their evils.

No one is pitying Hamas but Palestinians..
There is difference btw IPOB and the Igbo nation
Because some IPOB members killed police officers back then, should the Nigerian Military starts bombing the entire SE.
Does it make sense

I pray it all ends here, the destruction is just too much

Hamas is waiting for iran before rejecting the peace proposal but fir sale of Palestinians Hamas must accept the peace proposal

They gave you 4 days , you wasted 3 days only to come now and say you need more time
.I hope they give you more time because as we speak over a dozen KC tankers have flown into Qatar and you know what that means , they are preparing a major operation against y'all in case you reject the peace plan

RealLordZeus:
No one is pitying Hamas but Palestinians..
There is difference btw IPOB and the Igbo nation

But when igbos say Nigerian military is killing innocent civilians you come out with Amaechi laptop and call them all terrorists.

I was thinking one Hamas guy totally rejected the peace deal initially....seems they realized that they don't have much of a choice

FarahAideed:
The gave you 4 days , you wasted 3 days only to come now and say you need more time

They were agitating for independence from Israeli rule, President Trump offered to colonise them
Does this offer sound like a decision to be made in 4 days or even 4 weeks..
Willingly submitting to colonialism in 2025

saphiere:
Show me a country ruled by a woman and there's war there

.. My Nahh we can't leave world affair to women cos they are a major diaaster

RealLordZeus:
No one is pitying Hamas but Palestinians..
There is difference btw IPOB and the Igbo nation
Because some IPOB members killed police officers back then, should the Nigerian Military starts bombing the entire SE.
Does it make sense

Villages are deserted town turned to ghost area & livelihoods destroyed because everyone is ipob in the east according to some Nigerians.

RealLordZeus:
No one is pitying Hamas but Palestinians..
There is difference btw IPOB and the Igbo nation
Because some IPOB members killed police officers back then, should the Nigerian Military starts bombing the entire SE.
Does it make sense

Apples and oranges again.

I can assure you that if IPOB had 5000 rockets and fired at the the Military/Nigeria, they would not get tea and biscuits.

I can assure you that if IPOB killed 1700 civilians in one fell swoop and kidnapped many, they would not get tea and biscuits.

I cant assure you that if IPOB uses people as human shields while launching attacks, they would not get tea and biscuits.

Haven't you seen the Nigerian Military sack an entire village in Nigeria here for the killing of some of their officers? It's happened many times.

Una think say na play dem dey play with a well armed militia like Hamas? Most of your guys are even mocking the Israelis that Hamas is giving them a tough time.

Can you truly compare Hamas funded by many Arab nations and sympathisers to IPOB? Is this a joke?

AWODIORA:
But when igbos say Nigerian military is killing innocent civilians you come out with Amaechi laptop and call them all terrorists.

Before accusing people, don't you think a sensible person will first go through their posts to ascertain the type of person they are

LOL, they better study it fast because their choices now is to either agree to Trump's peace plan or share responsibility for the Israel's complete destruction of Gaza due to their stubbornness.

RealLordZeus:
No one is pitying Hamas but Palestinians..
There is difference btw IPOB and the Igbo nation
Because some IPOB members killed police officers back then, should the Nigerian Military starts bombing the entire SE.
Does it make sense

Because of other Igbo, should Nigeria be watching and see ipob bring Nigeria to her knees?

If Hamas not ready for peace, definitely some innocent Palestine would become casualties.

NothingDoMe:
Apples and oranges again.

I can assure you that if IPOB had 5000 rockets and fired at the the Military/Nigeria, they would not get tea and biscuits.

I cant assure you that if IPOB uses people as human shields while launching attacks, they would not get tea and biscuits.

Haven't you seen the Military sack an entire village in Nigeria here for the killing of some of their officers?

Una think say na play dem dey play with fire?

Of course, if IPOB kill a single police or military officer , I fully support the NA to go after them and kill as many as possible.

But dropping bomb on the entire South East, let's be reasonable

Fiscus105:
Because of other Igbo, should Nigeria be watching and see ipob bring Nigeria to her knees?

If Hamas not ready for peace, definitely some innocent Palestine would become casualty.

Well IPOB destabilise the economy of the South East and even after reduction in activity, the ripple effect is still there.
And the Nigeria Military did not carpet bomb the SE

RealLordZeus:
No one is pitying Hamas but Palestinians..
There is difference btw IPOB and the Igbo nation
Because some IPOB members killed police officers back then, should the Nigerian Military starts bombing the entire SE.
Does it make sense

Learn how to compare like to like...

The Igbo people did not elect IPOB members as their governor or president.

The igbo people did not roll out drums and dance in the street to celebrate the killing of those police officers.

The Igbo people are not openly calling for annihilation of the entire military.

You see how your argument fail to hold water?

RealLordZeus:
Of course, if IPOB kill a single police or military officer , I fully support the NA to go after them and kill as many as possible.

But dropping bomb on the entire South East, let's be reasonable

When was carpet bombing done?

You can't compare Hamas a well internationally funded organisation to IPOB.

Since Hamas uses civilians as human shields to launch attacks, your best bet is to tell the civilians to leave the area so you can face Hamas.

These hamas terrorists want the bloodshed to continue in guise of studying the peace plan,imagine a man whose house is on fire,is busy chasing rats.
They prefer using the on going war in Gaza to gather cheap international sympathy at the detriment of the dying Palestinians.What an evil organization!!!

saphiere:
Show me a country ruled by a woman and there's war there

Margaret Thatcher

I get like 20 likes for calling

RealLordZeus:
Well IPOB destabilise the economy of the South East and even after reduction in activity, the ripple effect is still there.
And the Nigeria Military did not carpet bomb the SE

Isnt this a localised effect? Israel is a country and Hamas attacked a country. This is no joke.

Try that nonesense with Russia and China.

Again you are comparing apples and oranges.

Iamzik:
Learn how to compare like to like...

The Igbo people did not elect IPOB members as their governor or president.

The igbo people did not roll out drums and dance in the street to celebrate the killing of those police officers.

The Igbo people are not openly calling for annihilation of the entire military.

You see how your argument fail to hold water?

I will like to believe you are gaslighting me because everything you wrote up there is totally false with factual evidence.

Yes, The Igbo nation constitute IPOB and majority are paying dues to fund their activity.

Yes, armed IPOB members have been seen walking on streets and markets while people hail them.

Yes, several times on Radio Biafra, MNK has called for the elimination of the Nigeria Military.

You see I don't have any problem with IPOB and I even support its right for independence.

But there is no agitation made through violence that doesn't breed future problems even when its founding intentions were noble.

This is what MLK and Nelson Mandela understood and choose to follow peace path even at the expense of their lives.

Cultist was started by Professor Wole Soyinka to fight against Colonial injustice, we all know what it is today

saphiere:
Show me a country ruled by a woman and there's war there

Go and read about India first and only female leader.

Not only her, they are many, despite the fact, only few females ever became leaders.

NothingDoMe:
Isnt this a localised effect? Israel is a country and Hamas attacked a country. This is no joke.

Try that nonesense with Russia and China.

Again you are comparing apples and oranges.

Are you saying israel is a country and Palestine is a different country too, coz we need to have a common baseline