A U.S.-sponsored ceasefire proposal for Gaza on Tuesday (September 30, 2025) was hanging on Hamas's response to the 20-point plan which President Donald Trump has said was "beyond very close" to ending the two-year-old conflict in the enclave.
Mediators Qatar and Egypt shared the document with Hamas late on Monday (September 29, 2025) after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood alongside Trump at the White House and pledged his support for the proposal because he said it met Israel's war aims.
Understanding the Trump plan for Gaza
Hamas was not involved in the negotiations that led to Mr. Trump's plan, which calls on the Islamist militant group to disarm, a demand it has previously rejected.
A source close to Hamas told Reuters the plan was "completely biased to Israel" and imposed "impossible conditions" that aimed to eliminate the group.
