ALBAWABA - Hamas, the Palestinian resistance movement, has made its first statement since receiving the peace plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, which should end the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
A source close to Hamas said the movement continues to study Trump's peace plan for the third day, while other Palestinian factions have reportedly rejected the American proposal to end the war that started on Oct. 7, 2023, when Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, launched the Al-Aqsa Flood operation against Tel Aviv.
On Sept. 30, Trump gave Hamas "three or four days" to respond to the plan, which he unveiled this week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who already approved the plan.
A Palestinian official familiar with Hamas' discussions with other Palestinian factions said, "Accepting the plan is a disaster, and rejecting it is another disaster. There are no good options, but what can be said is that this plan is Netanyahu's plan, and it was expressed by Trump."
The official added that the movement "wants to amend some provisions of the Trump plan, such as disarmament and the expulsion of Hamas and other faction cadres."
A second informed source reported that there are "two opinions within Hamas: the first supports unconditional acceptance of the plan and a ceasefire, with mediators ensuring Israel's implementation of the plan," while the second side "has significant reservations about important provisions, including rejecting the disarmament process and the expulsion of any citizen abroad."
