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President Donald Trump has issued a ultimatum to Hamas, demanding them to agree to a American settlement for the Gaza region or face severe repercussions.

Through a post on his social media channel on Friday, Trump stated that an deal must be finalized by Sunday evening (10 PM GMT) on Sunday.

The proposed agreement includes an prompt cessation to fighting and the freeing within 72 hours of 20 living Israel detainees held by the group—along with the remains of individuals thought to be no longer alive—in return for a large number of arrested Palestinians.

Arab and Turkish intermediaries are reported to be encouraging the organization for a agreeable reply to the proposal, but a high-ranking group official has suggested that the armed group is expected to decline it.

"If this LAST CHANCE settlement is not secured, all HELL, like no one has ever experienced, will occur against Hamas. THERE WILL BE PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST BY ANY MEANS," the President wrote in the Truth Social message.

Mediators have communicated with the chief of Hamas's military wing in Gaza, who has suggested that he does not agree to the latest American truce plan, according to information.

Sources indicate that a portion of Hamas's political wing in Qatar are willing to agreeing to the proposal with modifications—yet have realized their influence limited as they do not have authority over the hostages detained by the faction.

A further stumbling block for some in Hamas is that the agreement necessitates them to hand over all the hostages over the opening 72 hours of the truce—relinquishing their only leverage point.

Reports suggest to be 48 hostages still being held in the Palestinian area by the militant group, only twenty of whom are thought to be living.

Israel's army initiated a offensive in the Gaza Strip in reaction to the Hamas-initiated attack on Israeli territory on a previous date, in which about over a thousand individuals were slain and 251 additional individuals were seized.

No fewer than sixty-six thousand two hundred eighty-eight people have been fatally injured in Israeli operations in the territory following the start, as reported by the territory's Hamas-controlled health ministry.