Islamic Jihad slams Trump's Gaza plan, Hamas yet to respond

Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian militant group fighting alongside Hamas in Gaza, on Monday slammed U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the war, saying it would fuel further aggression against Palestinians.

"It is a recipe for continued aggression against the Palestinian people. Through this, Israel is attempting — via the United States — to impose what it could not achieve through war," the group said in a statement. "Therefore, we consider the American-Israeli declaration a formula for igniting the region."

Qatari and Egyptian mediators had met on Monday with Hamas to provide the Palestinian militant group with Trump's peace plan for Gaza.

Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Egypt's intelligence head Hassan Mahmoud Rashad "just met with Hamas negotiators and shared the 20-point plan. The Hamas negotiators said they would review it in good faith and provide a response," a source said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive talks.