US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say they have agreed a new peace plan for Gaza and have warned Hamas to accept it. The plan proposes an immediate end to military operations, with Hamas releasing 20 living Israeli hostages and the remains of the more than two dozen hostages who are believed to be dead within 72 hours, in exchange for hundreds of detained Gazans.A Palestinian source familiar with the ceasefire negotiations told the BBC that Hamas officials have been given the White House’s 20-point proposal.It demands that Hamas will have no role in governing Gaza, and leaves the door open for an eventual Palestinian state.Speaking at a news conference following talks at the White House, Trump called the plan “a historic day for peace”. But he said that Netanyahu will have US backing to do what he has to do if Hamas does not agree to the plan.Netanyahu then said Israel “will finish the job” if Hamas rejects the plan or does not follow through.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed the plan, saying, “We call on all sides to come together and to work with the US Administration to finalise this agreement and bring it into reality. Hamas should now agree to the plan and end the misery, by laying down their arms and releasing all remaining hostages.”The proposal, if followed, would begin with the immediate cessation of military operations. It also says existing “battle lines” would be frozen in place until conditions are met for a staged withdrawal.Under the plan, Hamas would lay down its arms and its tunnels and weapon production facilities would be destroyed.The plan also says once the 20 living Israeli hostages and the remains of hostages who are believed to be dead are released, Israel would then release hundreds o …
