On October 3, 2025, US President Trump posted on social media, demanding Hamas agree to a “20-point plan” to end the Gaza conflict and rebuild Gaza by 6:00 PM Eastern Time on the 5th, or face “hell.”

Trump called the plan Hamas’ “last chance” and stressed that time was of the essence, threatening massive bloodshed. He also stated that in retaliation for the attack on October 7, 2023, over 25,000 Hamas fighters had been killed, and most of the rest were surrounded, awaiting his order, “and their lives would end swiftly.”

On the evening of October 3rd local time, Hamas issued a statement announcing its response to Trump’s “20-point plan” to the mediators and expressing its willingness to negotiate through the mediators to implement the plan. Hamas agreed to release all Israeli hostages and hand over the remains of the victims, as proposed by Trump, in order to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a complete Israeli withdrawal, but only if the necessary conditions for the exchange were met. At the same time, Hamas agreed to transfer administration of the Gaza Strip to an independent Palestinian institution, but its statement did not mention the ceasefire plan’s proposals for demilitarization and Hamas’ disarmament.

After Hamas’s response, Trump issued another statement expressing his belief in Hamas’s readiness for a lasting peace and calling on Israel to immediately cease its bombing of Gaza and ensure the safe and swift release of detainees.

The “20-point plan” requires Hamas to release all detainees within 72 hours of Israel’s public acceptance of the plan; allow international humanitarian aid into Gaza after all hostages are released; establish a temporary transitional administration of Gaza under a technical expert committee under international supervision; initiate demilitarization, with Hamas disarming and barred from participating in Gaza’s governance; and establish a buffer zone and a phased Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.