Hamas responded positively to President Donald Trump’s proposal for peace in Gaza, though said more negotiations will be needed before a full agreement can be signed, ABC news reports.
According to the report by ABC news, Hamas said it will release all remaining hostages if Israel withdraws from Gaza and “proper field conditions are met.”
Egypt will host talks with Hamas and Israeli representatives in the Red Sea city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday.
Meanwhile, intense Israeli attacks on Gaza City — the largest urban area in the Gaza Strip — and elsewhere in the devastated Palestinian territory continued.
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a post to social media on Sunday that there had been “very positive discussions with Hamas, and Countries from all over the World” on a proposed ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
“These talks have been very successful, and proceeding rapidly,” Trump added. Technical teams will meet again on Monday in Egypt “to work through and clarify the final details,” the president said.
“I am told that the first phase should be completed this week, and I am asking everyone to MOVE FAST,” Trump wrote.
Leaving the White House for the Navy’s 250th celebration on Sunday, President Donald Trump continued to celebrate his Gaza peace proposal while admitting that negotiations are still ongoing.
“They’re in negotiation right now as we speak, they’ve started the negotiation. It will last a couple of days. We’ll see how it turns out. But I’m hearing it’s going very well,” Trump said.
Trump was pressed by a reporter on his faith in a Palestinian Authority to control Gaza without Hamas influence, getting mad at the reporter for doubting the deal.
“Well, it’s a great deal for Israel, and it’s a great deal for everybody. And you want to get hostages back, right? You want them back? Or do you not want them back?” Trump quipped at the reporter who said she worked for an Israeli media company.
“It’s a great deal for Israel. It’s a great deal for the entire Arab world, Muslim world, and world. So we’re very happy,” Trump said.
Trump’s irritation comes as Axios reported Sunday morning, Trump got mad when Netanyahu said there was nothing to celebrate after Trump called him to discuss Hamas’ “yes” to his peace proposal.
“I don’t know why you’re always so f—king negative. This is a win. Take it,” Axios reported.
Hundreds of thousands of people around the world staged protests in support of Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday.
In Amsterdam, organizers estimated that 250,000 people marched in the rain. Many wore red as a symbolic “red line” against Israel’s blockade of Gaza.
In Ankara, Turkey, thousands marched, wearing red and chanting in support of intercepted flotilla activists who were trying to bring aid to Gaza.
In Karachi, Pakistan, thousands of people marched through the streets carrying pamphlets and flags.