Qatar, Egypt and Turkey have urged Hamas to give a positive response to US President Donald Trump’s proposed Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal, Axios reported Tuesday, as separate reports indicated the terror group considers the offer unjust and is likely to reject it.

Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani and Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad, two of the mediators in the talks, met with Hamas leaders in Doha on Monday night, and again on Tuesday with Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin also in attendance, Axios reported, citing two sources with knowledge of the talks.

During the Monday meeting, al-Thani told Hamas leaders that he would be unable to secure a better deal for them, that he was confident Trump was committed to ending the war and that this was a strong enough guarantee for Hamas, according to one of the sources cited by Axios.

Hamas responded that it would study the proposal in good faith, the source said, echoing Qatar’s statement on Monday that the terror group had vowed to examine the offer responsibly.

The proposed deal enjoys the support of Western, Arab and Muslim nations, as well as the Palestinian Authority. Russia and the Vatican also extended their support for the deal on Tuesday, as anti-Israel US activist groups rejected it.

Trump presented the plan on Monday in a joint press conference at the White House with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who endorsed the proposal. On Tuesday, Trump said Hamas had “three or four days” to respond and that it would “pay in hell” if it did not agree.

The proposal would release the remaining 48 hostages within 72 hours. In exchange, Israel would release 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences; 1,700 Gazans, including all women and children, detained since the Hamas onslaught of October 7, 2023, which sparked the war in Gaza; and 15 bodies of deceased Gazans for every body of an Israeli hostage.

The proposal would also require a three-phase Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, disarm Hamas, demilitarize Gaza, ensure uninhibited........

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