From 5h ago 14.14 BST Trump gives Hamas ‘three or four days’ to respond to Gaza plan Donald Trump has said Hamas has “three or four days” to respond to his Gaza plan or face the consequences. Speaking to reporters as he left the White House on Tuesday, Trump said Israeli and Arab leaders had accepted the proposal and “we’re just waiting for Hamas”. Hamas is either going to be doing it or not, and if it’s not, it’s going to be a very sad end. Asked if there was room for negotiations, Trump replied: “Not much.” Donald Trump: ‘Hamas is either going to be doing it or not, and if it’s not, it’s going to be a very sad end.’ Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images Share Updated at 15.00 BST

1h ago 17.55 BST Closing summary Donald Trump has said Hamas has “three or four days” to respond to his Gaza plan or face the consequences. Speaking to reporters as he left the White House on Tuesday, Trump said Israeli and Arab leaders had accepted the proposal and “we’re just waiting for Hamas” .

The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, called on Tuesday for “all parties” to commit to the peace plan for Gaza presented by the US president, Donald Trump, a spokesperson said. “It is now crucial that all parties commit to an agreement and its implementation … he once again reiterates his call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire,” Farhan Haq, a spokesperson for Guterres, said in a statement.

Hamas has said it will review the outline of the Gaza peace plan presented by Donald Trump in Washington yesterday, as leaders across the Middle East and elsewhere voiced support for the proposal, which comes after almost two years of relentless violence. In Israel, media and politicians broadly welcomed Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement, made at a joint press conference with Trump, that he supported the 20-point plan, which meets many of Israel’s principal demands.

If Palestinian militants Hamas reject US president Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan Israel will “finish the job” and bring

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