Ankara, Oct 1 : Qatar, Egypt and Turkey have reportedly urged Hamas to quickly accept the 20-point proposal presented by US President Donald Trump to end the war in Gaza, as per Axios.
The three countries – which have been the longest mediators between Israeli authorities and the terror outfit – have met several of the group’s commanders in the past 24 hours.
Trump, on Monday unveiled his plan, and gave Hamas an ultimatum – giving them only “three to four days” to accept – or otherwise be destroyed.
Speaking before a gathering of Pentagon generals and admirals in Quantico, Virginia, he warned “We have one signature that we need, and that signature will pay in hell if they don’t sign. I hope they sign for their own good and create something really great.”
Political-military officials in both Washington and Jerusalem have been cautiously optimistic, as they expect the hardline group Hamas to agree, and most likely with reservations.
While Trump was presenting the plan in Washington, Qatari Prime Minister Md bin Abdulrahman al-Thani and Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad were briefing Hamas leaders in Doha.
According to a source of the media platform, both had pressed Hamas’s senior command to accept the proposal, with al-Thani telling the group the proposal was the best deal he could secure — and that Trump appeared personally committed to seeing it through.
Hamas leaders had not immediately issued a response post the proposal, and later said that they would study the plan “in good faith.”
A day later, al-Thani and Rashad returned for a second meeting in Doha, this time joined by Turkish intelligence director Ibrahim Kalin.
Ahead of that meeting, al-Thani told Qatari media Al Jazeera that he hoped “everyone looks at the plan constructively and seizes the chance to end the war.”

He stressed that Hamas needed to coordinate with other Palestinian factions in Gaza before issuing a formal response, but stressed that Trump’s framework “achieves the main goal of ending the war, though some issues in it need clarification and negotiation.”
Trump’s 20-point proposal contains several major concessions to Hamas, including the release of 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and a sharp increase in humanitarian aid.
But it also demands the group’s full disarmament and outlines a phased Israeli withdrawal from Gaza — points that Hamas has historically rejected.
Some of the conditions and timetables for Israel’s withdrawal, are said to have sparked the ire of Arab officials, who claimed that these terms made mediation efforts tougher. The new conditions were said to be inserted at the insistence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Al-Thani described the plan as “still at an early stage and needing development,” saying further negotiations would be required to translate its principles into an actionable framework.
Trump has made his stance clear, and said there is next to no room for negotiations, bargaining, or any amendments.
“There isn’t much room” to negotiate further, he said Tuesday, laying forward his ultimatum.
White House officials have signalled a willingness to discuss further clarifications or limited amendments but will not reopen the deal in full.
Despite the POTUS’ hardline rhetoric, coupled with his delicate balancing act behind-the-scenes, mediation efforts have been successful so far despite their fragility, as the deal has brought onboard Israel, Europe, and almost all the Muslim-Arab world, all of whom have accepted it in unison.
Arab and Israeli officials have thus warned the terror group to accept the proposal quickly, or otherwise embrace its own destruction and cause further deaths in Gaza.