Protests supporting Gaza take place in Europe

Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated on Sunday.

Last Updated: October 5, 2025, 1:46 PM EDT

Hamas responded Friday to President Donald Trump's proposal for peace in Gaza, as the president gave a deadline of 6 p.m. ET Sunday to sign on to the plan he unveiled earlier this week.

Hamas said it will release all remaining hostages if Israel withdraws from Gaza and "proper field conditions are met." More negotiations will need to take place to finalize the deal, which Trump unveiled Monday while hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.

Any agreement could mean an end to the Israel Defense Forces' operation to take control of Gaza City, the largest urban area in the Gaza Strip.

Multiple Western nations recognized Palestinian statehood in recent weeks while also demanding that Hamas not be part of any future government.

Netanyahu said that Israel will not allow an independent Palestinian state to exist.

Oct 05, 2025, 12:43 PM EDT

Trump says Gaza peace negotiations 'will last a couple of days'

Leaving the White House for the Navy’s 250th celebration on Sunday, President Donald Trump continued to celebrate his Gaza peace proposal while admitting that negotiations are still ongoing.

“They're in negotiation right now as we speak, they've started the negotiation. It will last a couple of days. We'll see how it turns out. But I'm hearing it's going very well,” Trump said.

Trump was pressed by a reporter on his faith in a Palestinian Authority to control Gaza without Hamas influence, getting mad at the reporter for doubting the deal.

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump leave the White House for Norfolk, Virginia, to observe a naval sea power demonstration on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in Washington.
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“Well, it's a great deal for Israel, and it's a great deal for everybody. And you want to get hostages back, right? You want them back? Or do you not want them back?” Trump quipped at the reporter who said she worked for an Israeli media company.

“It's a great deal for Israel. It's a great deal for the entire Arab world, Muslim world, and world. So we're very happy,” Trump said.

Trump’s irritation comes as Axios reported Sunday morning, Trump got mad when Netanyahu said there was nothing to celebrate after Trump called him to discuss Hamas’ “yes” to his peace proposal.

“I don’t know why you’re always so f---king negative. This is a win. Take it,” Axios reported.

-ABC News’ Lalee Issa

Oct 05, 2025, 9:09 AM EDT

1 more person dies of hunger in Gaza, health ministry says

The Hamas-run Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip said Sunday that it recorded one death during the past 24 hours due to famine and malnutrition.

Palestinians gather for food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Oct. 5, 2025.
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The death brings the total number of malnutrition-related deaths to 460 people, including 154 children, the ministry said.

Since the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification platform declared famine in Gaza on Aug. 22, 182 malnutrition deaths have been recorded by the health ministry, including 39 children.

-ABC News' Samy Zyara and Somayeh Malekian

Oct 05, 2025, 8:03 AM EDT

Israeli forces kill 65 people in Gaza over past 24 hours, health ministry says

Hospitals across the Gaza Strip recorded 65 deaths -- including of two aid seekers -- and 153 injuries in the past 24 hours due to Israeli military actions, the Gaza Ministry of Health reported on Sunday.

A Palestinian boy carries bags from a food distribution point near the Netzarim corridor in the central Gaza Strip, on Oct. 5, 2025.
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A total of 67,139 Palestinians have now been killed since the war began in October 2023, the ministry said.

The toll includes 2,605 people who were killed while trying to access food at distribution points across the strip since May 28, the ministry said.

-ABC News' Samy Zyara and Somayeh Malekian

Oct 05, 2025, 7:52 AM EDT

Egypt to host ceasefire talks on Monday

Egypt will host talks with Israeli and Hamas representatives on Monday to build on the ceasefire "momentum" produced by U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan, according to a statement posted to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry's official Facebook account on Saturday.

Palestinians carrying bags return from a food distribution point near the Netzarim corridor in the central Gaza Strip on Oct. 5, 2025.
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It is not yet clear where in Egypt the talks will be held. High-level representatives have been travelling to the country in recent days, including Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

The talks will include discussions of "the ground conditions and details of the exchange of all Israeli detainees and Palestinian prisoners," the Egyptian ministry's statement said.

"The meeting is hoped to end the war and alleviate the suffering of the brotherly Palestinian people, which has continued for two consecutive years," it added.

"These consultations come within the framework of efforts to build on the regional and international momentum achieved following the presentation of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip," the statement said.

-ABC News' Quinn Scanlan, Nasser Atta and Somayeh Malekian

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