WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave Hamas “three or four days” to respond to his Gaza ceasefire plan , which requires the militants to release hostages within that period, fully disarm, and be excluded from any future role in government, a post-war transitional authority led by Trump himself has also been proposed.

"We're going to do about three or four days," Trump told reporters when asked about any timeframe. "We're just waiting for Hamas, and Hamas is either going to be doing it or not. And if it's not, it's going to be a very sad end."

The move comes after Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who threw his support behind the US peace plan for Gaza.

The proposal, however, has only a vague promise that some day, perhaps, Palestinian stat

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