Why Hamas Bet on Trump to Deliver Gaza Peace

 

 

Hamas, long distrustful of Washington, stunned observers by backing Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire — a move officials privately admit is a high-stakes gamble on the U.S. president’s word rather than written guarantees.

 

According to multiple Palestinian and U.S. officials, Trump’s forceful handling of a mistaken Israeli airstrike in Qatar last month convinced Hamas he could restrain Israel and enforce a peace deal. After the attack, which targeted Hamas leaders in Doha, Trump personally phoned Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani to apologise — and, in a rare rebuke of Israel, assured that such strikes would not happen again.

 

That incident, coupled with Trump’s dramatic intervention to halt the Iran-Israel war in June, helped convince Hamas that Trump could keep Netanyahu in line.

During the Sharm el-Sheikh talks this week, Trump phoned in three times, with aides Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff mediating between Israel, Qatar, and Egypt until a deal was struck.

 

Under the Trump-brokered ceasefire, Hamas agreed to release all hostages without securing full Israeli withdrawal — a major concession that leaves the group dependent on Trump’s follow-through. No formal enforcement mechanisms exist, only U.S. and regional assurances.

 

Hamas leaders privately acknowledge the risk: that Israel could resume fighting once the hostages are freed, as it did after a failed January truce. Yet they say the combination of U.S. pressure, regional mediation, and Trump’s personal investment makes this round different.

 

Trump is expected in Cairo on Sunday for a “victory lap” with Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a move diplomats say could lock in momentum for the deal.

 

Key Takeaways:

• Hamas trusted Trump after his strong reaction to Israel’s Qatar strike.

• The group released hostages with no written U.S. guarantees of Israeli restraint.

• Trump’s hands-on diplomacy and Gulf ties helped seal the fragile Gaza truce.

 

Adapted from Reuters

I dono I’m happy an agreement has been reached and hope it holds….that being said it’s more a result of the grunts in the IDF obliterating any hammas they could get in their sights,than any politician.