US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was giving Hamas "three or four days" to respond to his Gaza ceasefire plan, under which the Palestinian militants must fully disarm and be excluded from future roles in government.

"We're going to do about three or four days," Trump told reporters when asked about any timeframe. "We're just waiting for Hamas, and Hamas is either going to be doing it or not. And if it's not, it's going to be a very sad end."

Hamas said it was reviewing Trump's plan for Gaza, while Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli military would stay in most of the territory after he gave the US president his backing.

The plan calls for a ceasefire, release of hostages by Hamas within 72 hours, disarmament of Hamas and gradual Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, foll

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