Overview

• BBC reports say Ezz/Izz al-Din al-Hadad told Qatari and Egyptian mediators Hamas will not accept the U.S. proposal, which includes an immediate truce, phased Israeli withdrawal, disarmament of Hamas, and a transitional authority for Gaza.
• Hamas’s armed wing controls 48 remaining hostages in Gaza, with only about 20 believed alive, concentrating negotiating power with the military leadership.
• President Trump set a short deadline for a formal response this week and warned that refusal would bring a “very sad end,” according to the coverage.
• Some Hamas political figures have shown conditional openness if the plan advances statehood goals, but their sway is limited compared with commanders who hold the hostages.
• Egypt’s foreign minister cautioned Hamas that rejecting the plan would make the situation difficult and could trigger escalation, reinforcing the stakes for the talks.