Trump gives Hamas ultimatum on Gaza deal

Episode Transcript

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On September thirty, twenty twenty five, U S President Donald
Trump gave Hamas an ultimatum of three or four days
to accept a US backed peace plan for Gaza, issued
during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
et Yahoo. The ultimatum was coupled with a warning that
rejecting the deal would lead to a very sad end.

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The plan calls for a seaz fire, release of hostages
by Hamas within seventy two hours, disarmament of hamasan gradual
Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, followed by a post war transitional
authority headed by Trump himself. World powers, including Araban Muslim
nations welcomed the proposal, but Hamas had yet to issue

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its response. We're going to do about three or four days,
Trump told reporters when asked about any time frame. Were
just waiting for Hamas, and Hamas is either going to
be doing it or not, and if it's not, it's
going to be a very sad end. Trump announced the
deal at the White House on Monday, after meeting Israeli

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Prime Minister Benjamin ned Yahoo. On Tuesday, a Palestinian source,
set on condition of anonymity that HAMAS had begun consultations
on the plan within its political and military leaderships, both
inside Palestine and abroad. The discussions could take several days
due to the complexities, the source said. Qatar, which hosts

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Hamas's exiled leadership, said the group had promised to study
the proposal responsibly, and also said it would hold a
meeting with HAMAS in Turkey later on Tuesday. It is
still too early to speak about responses, but we are
truly optimistic that this plan, as we said, is a
comprehensive one. Foreign Ministry spokesman Made deal Asari said the

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deal demands that HAMAS militants fully dis disarmon be excluded
from future roles in the government, but those who agreed
to peaceful coexistence would be given amnesty. It would also
see if faced Israeli withdrawal from Gaza after nearly two
years of war sparked by Thomas's unprecedented attack on Israel
on October seventh, twenty twenty three, but in a video

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statement posted after the joint press conference with Trump, Netanyahu
said the military would stay in most of Gaza, and
also that he did not agree to a Palestinian state
during his talks in Washington. We will recover all our
hostages alive and well, while the Israeli military who will
remain in Mosco of the Gaza strip, he said. Still

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Israel's far right Finance minister bazanul Osmatrik, a member of
Netanyahu's coalition government, blasted the plan as resonning the diplomatic failure.
In my estimation, it will also end in tires. Our
children will be forced to fight in Gaza again, he said.
Key components of the proposal Hamas disarmament. The plan requires

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Hamas to lay down its arms and give up its
control of Gaza. The group has previously stated it will
not surrender hostage and prisoner exchange. Within seventy two hours
of Israel accepting the deal, Hamas must release all remaining hostages.
In return, Israel would release a number of Palestinian prisoners.

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Transitional governance. The plan calls for a transitional government run
by a technocratic a political Palestinian committee and supervised by
a Board of Peace headed by Trump and former UK
Prime Minister Tony Blair. Mnesty For some Hamas members, fighters
who agreed to peaceful coexistence and disarm would be given amnesty,

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while those who want to leave Gaza would be granted
safe passage. International Force, a temporary International Stateabilization Force ISF
would be deployed to train Palestinian police and help secure
border areas. Humanitarian aid aid deliveries would be scaled up
immediately to address the humanitarian crisis in Guza. No immediate

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Palestinian statehood. While the plan mentions a possible pathway to
Palestinian self determination in the future, it does not promise
a clear timeline for statehood. Reactions to the ultimatum Israel
Prime Minister Netanyah, who endorsed the twenty point plan, stating
it would achieve Israel's war aims Hamas. As of October first,

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twenty twenty five, HAMAS is reviewing the plan with mediators
from Guitar and Egypt, and has not yet given its
official response. Palestinian Authority Fatah, the ruling party of the
Palestinian Authority, said it would cooperate on a seaized fire,
but condemned the US proposal as a document of surrender

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Arab and Muslim states. Some nations in the region, including
Qatar and Egypt, welcomed Trump's efforts to end the war
international observers. The United Nations Secretary General called on all
parties to commit to the deal. However, some analysts and
international figures expressed skepticism about the plan's feasibility and lack

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of specific details.