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Hamas ‘likely’ to reject Trump peace plan

A senior official within the group claimed the plan ‘ignores the interests of the Palestinian people’

October 1, 2025 08:32
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US President Trump looks on as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu delivers remarks during a joint news conference in the State Dining Room at the White House on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC (Image: Getty)
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Hamas is likely to reject President Trump’s "comprehensive” Gaza peace plan in the coming days, a senior official in the terror group has told the BBC.

Israel, the US and a variety of Arab nations have already signed up to the 20-point plan, which envisions the removal of Hamas from government, the withdrawal of the IDF to an interim buffer zone around the border and the return of all hostages.

But the official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the BBC that the proposed plan "serves Israel's interests" and "ignores those of the Palestinian people".

The broadcaster also reports that "[Hamas'] military commander in [Gaza], Ez al-Din al-Haddad, is thought to be determined to keep fighting rather than accept the plan on offer".

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