Hamas’ review of US president Donald Trump’s Gaza plan stretched into a third day on Wednesday, a source close to the militant group said, as other Palestinian factions rejected the proposal and Israel again bombed Gaza City.
Mr Trump on Tuesday gave Hamas “three or four days” to respond to the plan he outlined this week with Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who has backed the proposal to end Israel’s almost two-year war with the Palestinian militant group.
“Accepting the plan is a disaster, rejecting it is another; there are only bitter choices here, but the plan is a Netanyahu plan articulated by Trump,” a Palestinian official, familiar with Hamas’ deliberations with other factions, said.
“Hamas is keen to end the war and end the gen
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