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Disarmament, Israeli withdrawal, and faction expulsion: Hamas wants Trump’s Gaza peace plan tweaked
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The Indian Express
(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Hamas officials are seeking amendments to certain clauses in US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, including those on disarmament, news agency AFP reported on Wednesday citing a Palestinian source close to the group’s leadership.
Hamas negotiators held discussions Tuesday with Turkish, Egyptian, and Qatari officials in Doha, the source told AFP, adding that the group needed “two or three days at most” to respond.
Story continues below this adTrump’s plan, supported 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.
Another source familiar with the negotiation also told AFP that the Palestinian group remains divided over Trump’s plan.
“The issue of (Israeli) withdrawal, of course, requires some clarification and some work, and I believe this must be discussed in detail.