WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will draw a red line on how long to give Hamas to accept an Israel-backed proposal to halt fighting in Gaza, the White House said on Thursday, without explicitly saying whether he would enforce a previously set deadline.
Trump on Tuesday said he would give Hamas three to four days to accept the 20-point document, which calls on the militant group to disarm — a demand it has previously rejected. Hamas is reviewing the proposal, a source close to the group said on Wednesday.
Asked on Fox News to identify a point at which Hamas would be considered to have “walked away” from the proposal, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said:
“Well, it’s a very good question, and it’s a red line that the president of the United States is going to ha