President Trump said Friday that he is issuing a Sunday evening deadline for Hamas to agree to a U.S. peace proposal, backed by the Israeli government, to end the war in Gaza.

"An Agreement must be reached with Hamas by Sunday Evening at SIX (6) P.M., Washington, D.C. time. Every Country has signed on! If this LAST CHANCE agreement is not reached, all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas," Mr Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

"We will have PEACE in the Middle East one way or the other. The violence and bloodshed will stop," Mr. Trump said.

A peace plan unveiled on Sept. 29 by President Trump, and endorsed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, called for Hamas to free all remaining Israeli hostages within 72 hours and for the Israeli m

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