Decision on Hamas war will be taken in 24 hours, Trump gave the deadline; Will another war end?

News Topical, Digital Desk : US President Donald Trump said on Friday it would likely be known within 24 hours whether Palestinian militant group Hamas has agreed to accept a final proposal for an Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza.

Trump also said he has spoken to Saudi Arabia about expanding the Abraham Accords, an agreement on the normalization of relations that his administration negotiated between Israel and some Gulf countries during his first term.

Trump said on Tuesday that Israel had accepted the conditions needed to finalise a 60-day ceasefire with Hamas during which both sides would work to end the war.

Will there be a ceasefire in 24 hours?

"We'll see what happens, we'll know in the next 24 hours," Trump said when asked if Hamas had agreed to the latest outline of a ceasefire deal.

A source close to Hamas said on Thursday that the Islamist group has sought guarantees that a new US-backed ceasefire proposal will lead to an end to Israel's war in Gaza. Two Israeli officials said those details were still being worked out.

Dozens of Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on Thursday, according to Gaza officials. The latest outbreak in the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict began on 7 October 2023 when Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages.

Gaza statement

Gaza's health ministry says more than 56,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's subsequent military offensive. The war has also led to famine, internal displacement of Gaza's entire population and charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice and war crimes at the International Criminal Court. Israel, however, denies the allegations.

Trump proposed the US occupation of Gaza earlier this year, a move condemned worldwide by human rights experts, the United Nations and Palestinians.

What is the Abraham Accord?

Trump commented on the Abraham Accords when he was asked about US media reports that he met Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman at the White House.

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