Trump Gives Hamas Hard Deadline To Respond To Gaza Peace Plan And Warns Of 'HELL' If It Rejects it

President Donald Trump gave Hamas a hard deadline to respond to his peace plan for Gaza, warning "HELL" will be unleashed on the group if it doesn't accept. Concretely, he said the group has until Sunday 6 pm ET (1 am Monday local time) to give an answer.

In a social media publication, Trump said "Hamas has been a ruthless and violent threat, for many years, in the Middle East! They have killed (and made lives unbearably miserable), culminating with the October 7th MASSACRE, in Israel, babies, woman, children, old people, and many young men and women, boys and girls, getting ready to celebrate their future lives together."

He went on to say that "as retribution" for the "October 7th attack on civilization, more than 25,000 Hamas 'soldiers' have already been killed" and most of those remaining are "surrounded and MILITARILY TRAPPED, just waiting for me to give the word, "GO," for their lives to be quickly extinguished."

"The details of the document are known to the WORLD, and it is a great one for ALL! We will have PEACE in the Middle East one way or the other. The violence and bloodshed will stop. RELEASES THE HOSTAGES, ALL OF THEM, INCLUDING THE BODIES OF THOSE THAT ARE DEAD, NOW!" Trump added.

He warned that, should it not be the case, "all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas."

In this context, Gulf countries reportedly intend to move forward with Trump's plan even if Hamas rejects it.

Bloomberg detailed on Friday that the countries could consider denying the militant group a veto, even if they still hope it will accept the proposal.

The outlet added that the nations' stance is motivated by the intention to reduce regional tensions to continue their economic development plans, as well as local pressure to end the war.

Hamas, considered a terrorist group by the U.S., told Al Jazeera that it will deliver an answer "very soon." A senior official claimed that the group is "looking for gray areas" to work with, hinting the answer won't be an outright acceptance or refusal.

Bloomberg highlighted in another passage of the piece that moving ahead despite Hamas' refusal could create a possibility for attacks within designated safe zones. Iran, the group's main backer, could also move to support Hamas.