The BBC has reported that Hamas is expected to reject President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace proposal designed to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of 48 Israeli hostages. According to a senior Hamas official quoted by the BBC, the plan “serves Israel’s interests” while blatantly “ignoring those of the Palestinian people,” the Jerusalem Post reported.
The terror group also reportedly made clear its opposition to two key conditions in Trump’s plan: disarmament and the deployment of an international stabilization force inside Gaza. Hamas will reportedly not surrender its weapons, nor will it tolerate what it sees as foreign occupation under the guise of peacekeeping.
This reported rejection by Hamas contradicts a CBS News report from the day before, which suggested the group and other Palestinian factions were warming to the proposal and considering it “responsibly.” While Hamas has yet to issue a formal reply, the conflicting signals expose a pattern: public posturing, private evasion.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Trump at the White House on Monday and agreed to the plan. “If Hamas rejects the deal, which is always possible—they’re the only ones left—then Israel would have my full backing to finish the job of destroying Hamas,” Trump declared. “But I have a feeling we’re going to have a positive answer.”
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But Mahmoud Mardawi, a senior Hamas leader, crushed those hopes with a categorical denunciation of the plan, calling it a “one-sided proposal” designed to “entrench occupation” and delegitimize the Palestinian struggle. In remarks reported by Ilkha.com, Mardawi claimed the plan was never even shared with Hamas or other Palestinian factions, highlighting its alleged illegitimacy.
“This plan aligns with the goals of the Zionist occupation and offers no genuine solutions for our people,” he blustered, labeling the proposal vague and devoid of guarantees for Palestinian rights. Mardawi insisted Hamas would only accept a plan that protected Palestinian sovereignty, explicitly defending armed resistance as a “legitimate” method of liberation.
But behind the rhetoric of victimhood and resistance lies a darker truth. Israel Hayom reported in September 2024 that confidential documents recovered by the IDF and believed to be from the computer of Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’s top commander in Gaza, exposed the terror group’s chilling manipulation of hostages, media, and peace negotiations.
According to the report, the document—initially revealed by Germany’s Bild—was drafted in spring 2024 and provided a window into Hamas’ ruthless priorities. Nowhere in the text are Palestinian civilian casualties mentioned. Instead, it detailed strategies to “exhaust” Israel’s political and military resources while prolonging negotiations to rebuild Hamas’ crippled military power.
Far from striving for peace, the document instructed Hamas to apply psychological pressure on the families of Israeli hostages, including during ceasefires. Hamas propaganda videos that showed hostages pleading for their lives align precisely with these instructions.
According to the document, Hamas planned to exploit ceasefire periods by allowing the Red Cross limited access to hostages—not as a humanitarian gesture, but to manipulate the emotional state of families and extend temporary truces, regardless of compliance with agreements. The document also proposed bringing in Arab military forces to act as a buffer while Hamas secretly re-armed for future attacks.
Hamas’ relentless deception has involved ignoring the suffering of Gazans, using hostages as bargaining chips, and ceasefires as camouflage for regrouping.
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