Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Monday that he supported a 20-point plan released by President Donald Trump to end the Israeli military campaign in the Gaza Strip, free the remaining hostages and rebuild the devastated territory.
But Trump and Netanyahu, speaking at the White House, both said they would support Israel continuing the war if Hamas rejected the deal. Hamas had no immediate comment on the proposal. And it appeared improbable at best that Hamas would agree to a demand in the plan that it disarm without a full Israeli withdrawal from the territory.
Netanyahu said if Hamas did not embrace the proposal, “then Israel will finish the job by itself.” He added: “This can be done the easy way or it can be done the hard way, but it will be done.”
Trump said if Hamas