US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Israel “agreed to the essential terms” to finalize a ceasefire in Gaza “, although it was not immediately clear whether the Hamas would accept the terms. CNN reported that two administration officials indicated that Hamas still needs to agree to the deal. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that Katri and Egyptians would distribute it.
Trump wrote, “My representatives today held a long and productive meeting with Israel on Gaza.” “Israel has agreed to the conditions required to finalize the 60 -day ceasefire, during that time we will work with all the parties to end the war. Katris and Egyptians, who have worked hard to help bring peace, to distribute this last resolution, I hope that it would be better!”
CNN also stated that the officials of Katri on Tuesday made a new proposal to both Hamas and Israel for the 60-day ceasefire, supported by the Trump administration, according to a source familiar with the case. The source said the proposal was finalized after the months of back-to-back efforts led by President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witchoff. It was presented on the same day when Israel’s strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer visited Washington for meetings with top officials of the Trump administration.
The new proposal came a few days later when Qatar helped the broker between Iran and Israel to the ceasefire between Iran and Israel after Iran’s attack on Iran’s nuclear program, and was rejected by Hamas months after Hamas, an early trump administration -backed ceasefire resolution for Gaza. A source told CNN that the new version – on which Qatar also worked – tried to take into account Hamas’s concerns with the earlier proposal.
During the war, the Israeli hostages will be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, the source said.
The White House did not comment on the details of the proposal, which was stated before Trump’s true social post. Trump has been scheduled to hold a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, which CNN has explained whether to chase the ceasefire or intensify the attacks on Gaza.
On Tuesday, an Israeli military officer told CNN that Israel has not fully achieved all its war goals, but as Hamas’s army has shrunk and hidden, it has become more difficult to effectively target the remains of the militant group.
Netanyahu said on Sunday that “several opportunities have opened” after Israeli military operations in Iran, including the possibility of bringing the remaining hostages home in Gaza.
Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he would be “very firm” in the discussion with Netanyahu at the next week’s employed White House meeting and predicted that the Prime Minister wanted to end the war.
“He wants. I can tell you that he wants. I think we will do a deal next week,” said Trump.
But even with a new proposal on the table, agreeing to a ceasefire is a major challenge. Hamas has long pushed to a permanent ceasefire, so it is not clear that it will agree to a temporary 60-day trus.
Hamas still maintains his main demand that the war needs to be abolished and it has to remain in power, which Israel will not allow, said a different source familiar with the matter.
Nevertheless, there are some indications that Hamas is ready to show some generosity in his staunch positions, the source said. (AI)