USA, Oct. 3 -- In a surprise move, US President Donald Trump on Friday issued a blunt ultimatum to Hamas, demanding the group accept his Gaza peace proposal by Sunday at 6 p.m. Washington, D.C. time or face "all hell," he warned on Truth Social.

President Trump said the deal,unveiled earlier this week alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,requires a ceasefire, the release of hostages within 72 hours, the disarmament of Hamas and a phased Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, to be followed by a post-war authority led by Trump. He asserted that "every country has signed on" and called the offer the group's "last chance."

In a second post, the president intensified his rhetoric, asserting that many Hamas operatives were "surrounded ...