By PERKIN AMALARAJ, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 16:50 BST, 1 October 2025 | Updated: 16:52 BST, 1 October 2025
Three suspected members of Palestinian militant group Hamas were arrested in Berlin Wednesday for allegedly planning attacks on Jewish and Israeli sites. The suspects were 'foreign operatives' of Hamas, who have 'have been involved in procuring firearms and ammunition for the organisation', according to federal prosecutors. Police also seized weapons and ammunition during the arrests. It comes as it was revealed Hamas leaders are split over whether to accept Donald Trump's Gaza peace deal, with the terrorists unable to agree on whether to give up their weapons.Trump's plan, backed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calls for a ceasefire, the release of hostages by Hamas within 72 hours, the group's disarmament and a gradual Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.But a Palestinian source close to the group's leadership told AFP that some officials want amendments to Trump's 20-point plan, particularly on the question of demilitarisation.Other members of the terrorist group are ready to offer their unconditional approval of the deal, while some factions totally reject it.Hamas negotiators held discussions Tuesday with Turkish, Egyptian and Qatari officials in Doha, the source said, requesting anonymity to discuss sensitive matters and adding that the group needed 'two or three days at most' to respond. A Palestinian Hamas fighter stands guard on the rooftop of a building overlooking an area secured by fellow militants in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 15, 2025The source said: 'Hamas 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.Six people were killed in an Israeli attack last month on Hamas officials meeting in Doha to discuss an earlier ceasefire proposal. The source added that Hamas was also in touch with 'other regional and Arab parties', without giving details.Another source familiar with the negotiations told AFP the Palestinian group was split over Trump's plan.'So far there are two views within Hamas: the first supports unconditional approval because the important thing is to have a ceasefire guaranteed by Trump, provided that the mediators guarantee Israel's implementation of the plan,' the source said, also requesting anonymity.But others have 'great reservations on important clauses', the source added. 'They reject disarmament and for any Palestinian citizen to be taken away from Gaza.''They support a conditional agreement with clarifications that take into account demands by Hamas and the resistance factions so that the occupation of the Gaza Strip is not legitimised while the resistance is criminalised,' the source said.'Some factions reject the plan, but discussions are ongoing and things will become clearer soon.'
