Trump says Hamas has 3 or 4 days to agree to ceasefire deal

President Trump said Hamas has only a few days to accept the most recent ceasefire deal presented to them to end the war between the terrorist group and Israel.

“We’re going to do about three or four days,” Mr. Trump told reporters before heading to Quantico, the Marine Corps base near Washington, to address military brass Tuesday. “We’ll see how it is. … Israel is all signed up. 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.”

He said what he wants from Hamas is the return of the Israeli hostages and a halt to terrorism.

“With Hamas, we want it very simple. We want the hostages back immediately, and we want some good behavior,” he said. “You don’t get simpler.”

Mr. Trump unveiled his ceasefire proposal Monday, when he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. Qatari and Egyptian mediators have presented the plan to Hamas negotiators.

The president said he would let Israel “go and do what they have to do” if Hamas rejects the latest deal.

“We’ve killed about 25,000 Hamas,” he said. “So certainly they paid a big price for Oct. 7. And this is a whole new group. … We hope that they’re going to have a nice, calm life. Maybe it won’t happen, but if it does, it’ll be one of the greatest things ever to happen. We’ll have actual peace in the Middle East.”

Mr. Trump’s plan includes the release of the living hostages within 48 hours, laying down arms and leaving the enclave. It also included a traditional government for the area, with an Arab-led stabilization force that would take over the region. Meanwhile, Israeli troops would leave the area.

Hamas has said before it would agree to a deal that led only to a lasting ceasefire.

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have threatened that talks to normalize relations with Israel would end if the Jewish state doesn’t stop its attacks on Gaza. That means the Abraham Accords, Mr. Trump’s prized foreign policy accomplishment from his first term, could be on rocky ground.