Trump Says Israel Has Agreed to 60-Day Gaza Ceasefire Conditions
Former US President Donald Trump has announced that Israel has accepted the conditions necessary to finalise a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza.
Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the United States would collaborate with all involved parties to end the war during the proposed ceasefire period.
He did not provide further details about the deal.
He stated, “The Qataris and Egyptians, who have worked very hard to help bring Peace, will deliver this final proposal. I hope… that Hamas takes this Deal, because it will not get better — IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE.”
Israel has yet to publicly confirm agreement to the ceasefire terms.
However, Hamas spokesman Taher al-Nunu told the BBC the group is “ready and serious” to reach an agreement if it would lead to a complete end to the war.
“Hamas is prepared to agree to any proposal if the requirements for ending the war are clearly met or if they lead to its complete end,” he said.
Israel’s Foreign Minister, Gideon Sa’ar, noted via X that most government members support the framework to release hostages and that the opportunity “must not be missed”.
Trump’s statement comes ahead of a scheduled meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week.
Trump said he would be “very firm” in the discussions and insisted that Netanyahu wants to end hostilities.
“He wants to. I can tell you he wants to. I think we’ll have a deal next week,” he said.
Meanwhile, Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister, Ron Dermer, was scheduled to meet with US officials, including Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Vice President JD Vance in Washington on Tuesday.
Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, told the BBC that Israel is “absolutely” ready for a ceasefire, but accused Hamas of “playing hardball”.
“We are putting pressure on Hamas, and if they will not come to the table, the only option we will have to bring back the hostages is to apply more military pressure. The war will end when the hostages are back home,” he said.
There are still about 50 Israeli hostages in Gaza, with at least 20 believed to be alive.
Last week, a senior Hamas official said mediators had intensified efforts to secure a new ceasefire and hostage exchange deal, though negotiations with Israel remained stalled.
Israel has insisted the war can only end with the full dismantling of Hamas, while Hamas continues to demand a permanent truce and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
Trump’s remarks followed Israel’s recent order for evacuations in northern Gaza ahead of intensified military operations.
On Monday, at least 20 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a seafront café in Gaza City, according to medics and eyewitnesses.
Israel’s offensive began after Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack on Israeli territory, which left around 1,200 people dead.
Since then, the Hamas-run health ministry reports that at least 56,647 people have been killed in Gaza.
The Israeli military is also reviewing reports that civilians have been harmed while trying to reach aid distribution centres run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), backed by the US and Israel.
According to Gaza’s health ministry, 408 people had been killed trying to access aid at GHF sites as of 28 June.
Over 170 aid groups and charities, including Oxfam and Save the Children, have called for GHF to be shut down, accusing Israeli forces of firing on Palestinians seeking aid. Israel denies the claim, arguing the organisation is needed to ensure aid bypasses Hamas interference.
A previous ceasefire agreement collapsed in March when Israel launched new strikes in Gaza, which it described as “pre-emptive” against Hamas’s attempts to regroup and re-arm.
That deal, which began on 19 January, was supposed to unfold in three stages but broke down after the first.
The second phase was meant to include a permanent ceasefire, hostage-prisoner exchanges, and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
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