Updated On: 01 October, 2025 10:20 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
Israel’s Netanyahu rules out any role for Hamas or the Palestinian Authority

Palestinians walk with humanitarian aid packages in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip. PIC/AFP
US President Donald Trump stated on Monday (local time) that the Gaza peace proposal, “if accepted by Hamas,” means the “immediate end of the war itself”, remarks made during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“If accepted by Hamas, this proposal calls for the release of all remaining hostages immediately, in 72 hours... It means the immediate end to the war itself, not just Gaza... Arab and Muslim countries have committed in writing to demilitarise Gaza, decommission the military capabilities of Hamas and all other terror organisations immediately... destroy all terror infrastructure, including the tunnels, weapons, and production facilities. They have a lot of production facilities that we’re destroying...”