Posted on 09/30/25
| News Source: JPost
Tel Aviv, Israel - Sept. 30, 2025 - Hamas, along with other Palestinian groups, is leaning toward accepting US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, an informed source told CBS News on Tuesday.
After arriving at a response to the proposal, the Palestinian groups will reportedly present it to Egyptian and Qatari mediators on Wednesday.
the report follows a previous AFP report on Tuesday, which stated that Hamas has “begun a series of consultations” to discuss US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan, citing a Palestinian source close to the terror group.
The plan, which was backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, would see the terror group disarm and release the remaining 48 hostages.
"Hamas has begun a series of consultations within its political and military leaderships, both inside Palestine and abroad," the anonymous source said.
"The discussions could take several days due to the complexities of communication among leadership members and movements, especially after the Israeli aggression in Doha," the source added.
A second Palestinian source also confirmed that Hamas was examining Trump's plan.
"The Hamas negotiators said they would review it in good faith and provide a response," an official briefed on the talks told Reuters early on Tuesday.
Trump warned Hamas that if it rejects what he has offered, Israel would have full US support to take whatever action it deemed necessary.
The plan specifies an immediate ceasefire, an exchange of all hostages held by Hamas for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, a staged Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, the disarmament of Hamas, and the introduction of a transitional government led by an international body.
Hamas had not on Tuesday officially responded to Trump's proposal, and it was not immediately clear what was new about it, beyond the wide backing for the initiative expressed by Arab and Muslim countries.
Many elements of the 20 points have been included in numerous ceasefire deals proposed over the last two years, including those accepted and then subsequently rejected at various stages by both Israel and Hamas.
A source close to Hamas told Reuters the plan was "completely biased to Israel" and imposed "impossible conditions" that aimed to eliminate the group.
"What Trump has proposed is the full adoption of all Israeli conditions, which do not grant the Palestinian people or the residents of the Gaza Strip any legitimate rights," the Palestinian official, who asked not to be named, told Reuters.
It was unclear how Hamas would word its response, as an absolute rejection may put it in collision with a group of Arab and Muslim countries that welcomed the plan.