He added that the terrorist organisation is in blatant violation of the 20-point plan brokered by US President Trump, which requires Hamas to lay down its arms. Spielman drew a sharp distinction between the Trump framework, to which Israel agreed, and a separate 15-point Board of Peace proposal reached with Hamas through Qatar, Turkey and Egypt. Jerusalem is not a party to the newer plan, he said. He added that IDF soldiers had been instructed “to do everything necessary to defend themselves, to defend our territory, to defend our citizens”. “Hamas is urging the US administration to exert pressure on Israel to compel it to abide by the agreement and move to the second phase,” the unnamed terrorist continued.