OR Hamas has characterized the Donald Trump “Racist”, “Chaos Recipe” and a man with a “irrational vision” for Gaza.
However, a phone call convinced Hamas that US President Donald Trump may have restrained Israel in a peace agreement, even if she handed all her hostages, losing her basic bargaining weapon, according to two Palestinian officials.
In this phone call, which was made after Trump’s meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu At the White House, Trump put the Israeli prime minister to apologize to Qatar’s prime minister for the Israeli strike in a housing complex in Dohawhere political executives of Hamas resided. The blow did not achieve his goal, including the main negotiator Halil al-Haya, but the way Trump managed the incident reinforced Hamas’ belief that he could stand against Netanyahu and that he really wishes to end the war.
With the ceasefire agreement signed on Wednesday 08,102025 under the auspices of Trump, Hamas once again shows the same man he had earlier this year proposes the expulsion of Palestinians From Gaza and its conversion into a “seaside resort under American control”.
OR Agreement between Hamas and Israel In force on Friday, 10.10.2025, there was acceptance by Hamas, to release all hostages, without securing the complete withdrawal of the Israeli forces. Two other Palestinian officials of the organization acknowledged that it was a dangerous bet, based on the belief that Trump has invested so personally in the agreement that it will not allow it to fail.
Hamas leaders know that this risk can turn against them. They are afraid that, after releasing hostages, Israel may resume military operations – as happened after the ceasefire in January, in which Trump’s team was also actively involved.
Despite the fears, Hamas’ representatives, who participated in indirect negotiations with Israel at the Sharm El Sheikh resort in the Red Sea, felt quite certain thanks to the presence of Trump’s close associates and regional forces to sign the agreement.
“Trump’s pressure was intense and noticeable in the room,” a Hamas official told Reuters. Trump himself phoned three times during the marathon meeting, according to a senior US official, while his groom, Jared Koussner, and his envoy, Steve Witkov, made constant mediation between Israelis and Catalanians.
No certainty about the next stages
Although this agreement may pave the way for the end of the war, which began with Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, there is no guarantee that the following phases of Trump’s 20-Novel Plan for Gaza will be implemented.
The management by Trump both Israeli’s Qatar and the truce that ended the 12 -day Israel -June war in June has made Hamas negotiators believe that the US president would not allow Israel to resume businesses as soon as the businesses were released.
According to sources spoken to Reuters – five Palestinian officials (three from Hamas), two senior Americans and five more people with knowledge of talks – Trump and his associates took advantage of his rage for the Israeli blow to Qatar to push him.
Trump, who has close relations with the Gulf states, considers his Embari friend’s Emir and did not like to see the images of the wounds in the news, a White House official said, describing the “decisive turning point” that united the Arab world.
His public commitment that “such Israeli blows will not be repeated in Qatar” reinforced his credibility in the eyes of Hamas and other regional players, a Palestinian official in Gaza said.
“The fact that Qatar guaranteed security that Israel will not hit it again, increased Hamas’ confidence that the truce would be maintained,” said Professor Jonathan Reinholnd of Bar-Ilan University in Israel.
Hamas also noted Trump’s order to Iran and Israel to stop hostilities, as well as his public message on the Truth Social platform where he asked Israeli aircraft to “go back” shortly before attacking Iran, hours after the announcement. “It may be theatrical, but he does what he says,” commented a Palestinian official.
The difficult negotiations
Trump’s overall plan was presented on September 29, during Netanyahu’s visit to the White House, and Hamas gave her consent four days later, something Trump saw as a “green light”.
By last Tuesday, talks were stuck in issues such as the speed and extent of Israeli retirement, which would allow Hamas to gather and release hostages. The mediators from Qatar, Egypt and Turkey could not unblock the process.
Eventually, the Qatar prime minister decided to travel to Sharm El Sheikh himself, while Kusner and Whitkov threw there on Wednesday morning and the negotiations began at noon. The presence of the head of Turkish intelligence, Ibrahim Kalin, was considered critical as Ankara maintains strong ties with Hamas. Trump had personally asked President Erdogan to help persuade the organization.
For two years, Hamas required Israel’s complete departure and a definitive end of the war to liberate hostages. Israel, for its part, set the term complete disarmament and dismantling of Hamas.
No one got what he wanted
No one got exactly what he wanted: The Israel stays in about half a gauze for the immediate future, while the Hamas continues to exist as organization – and the question of disarmament She has been postponed to her later. This balance, with open issues on both sides, may keep the negotiation alive, sources said.
An important point was when the mediators managed to convince Hamas that the detention of hostages was now harder than good, undermining international sympathy for the Palestinians.
The organization did not receive any written guarantee with explicit imposition mechanisms as to whether the truce would actually lead to permanent peace, except for oral assurances from the US, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey that Trump would personally oversee its implementation.
“For us, this deal means the end of the war,” said Hamas official.
Hamas’ risk can fail
Hamas leaders know that the their bets can fail. In January, in a similar agreement, Trump had suddenly demanded the immediate release of all hostages, threatening to ‘let the hell break out’ if they do not comply. The agreement then collapsed and hostilities returned, with more than 16,000 dead in Gaza, according to local authorities, and with Israel’s exclusion causing famine, according to international organizations.
Diplomats warn that Israel can try again selective blows, especially if there are rocket attacks by Gaza. However, according to a Hamas official, “this time things look different.” He argued that Israel was showing greater seriousness and that the pressure of the US, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey is performing.
Trump’s scheduled visit to the Middle East from Sunday – which some describe as a “victory tour” – is expected to boost the stability of the deal. Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi is thought to have made a “very smart move” inviting him.