Trump Gaza peace plan wins support; world awaits Hamas response

President Donald Trump's peace plan was met with cautious optimism Tuesday by leaders across the Middle East and the world, but others were more skeptical about the proposal — and whether it would be welcomed by Hamas.

President Donald Trump's peace plan was met with cautious optimism Tuesday by leaders across the Middle East and the world, but others were more skeptical about the proposal — and whether it would be welcomed by Hamas.

The plan was unveiled by Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after talks that appeared to exclude Hamas, with the militant group saying “not a single Palestinian” had seen the plan before it was announced.

Trump said Tuesday that Hamas had "three or four days" to respond to the plan, adding that there would be "not much" room for negotiation. If Hamas were to reject the deal, he told reporters as he departed the White House, he would let Israel "go and do what they have to do."

A spokesperson for the Qatari Foreign Ministry said that mediators Qatar and Egypt had delivered Trump’s plan to Hamas on Monday in Doha and that a discussion would be taking place later Tuesday.

As the world awaited Hamas' response, global powers lined up behind the U.S.-backed plan to end the Israeli assault and free hostages still held in the devastated Palestinian enclave.