Trump’s big plan to end Gaza war favors Israel, Hamas official says

Published September 29, 2025 5:20pm ET



A senior Hamas official said the current peace proposal on the table, outlined by President Donald Trump in a news conference on Monday, favored the Israelis.

“What was said at the press conference leans toward the Israeli perspective; it is close to what [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu insists on in order to continue the war,” senior Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi told Al Jazeera, according to the Times of Israel.

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