Hamas to skip Gaza peace deal signing, calls Trump’s proposals absurd: Report – India Today India Today Palestinian militant group Hamas will skip the official signing of the Gaza peace deal in Egypt, a senior leader told news agency AFP, citing disagreements with parts of Donald Trump’s plan, leaving the future of the long-awaited agreement in limbo. Hamas leaders dismissed suggestions that its members leave the Gaza Strip under the plan as “absurd,” a Times of Israel report added. The group's political bureau member, Hossam Badran, told reporters that “Talk about expelling Palestinians, whether they’re Hamas members or not, from their land is absurd and nonsense.” He said he expects negotiations over the second phase of the plan to be difficult, because it “contains many complexities and difficulties.” The remarks come ahead of Trump’s scheduled Middle East visit in the next two days, during which he is expected to celebrate the release of Israeli hostages, still held in Gaza two years after Hamas’s October 7 attack, and promote the next phase of his plan.
Published: October 11, 2025 5:28 pm
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