Israel-Gaza war live: Trump says Israel has agreed terms for 60-day ceasefire, urges Hamas to accept deal | Israel-Gaza war

Andrew Roth

Donald Trump has claimed that Israel is ready to agree to a peace deal with Hamas as he seeks to broker a ceasefire to the war in Gaza that has claimed almost 60,000 lives.

In a post on Truthsocial, the US president wrote: “Israel has agreed to the necessary conditions to finalize the 60 Day CEASEFIRE, during which time we will work with all parties to end the War.”

It is unclear what conditions specifically Israel has agreed to and Trump’s previous claims that Israel was ready to end the war, including a ceasefire negotiated before his inauguration in January, have quickly broken down as both sides have accused the other of violating agreements on prisoner exchanges.

Nonetheless, the claim comes after Trump brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, and on the same day as Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer reportedly met with secretary of state Marco Rubio and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.

“The Qataris and Egyptians, who have worked very hard to help bring Peace, will deliver this final proposal,” Trump wrote. “I hope, for the good of the Middle East, that Hamas takes this Deal, because it will not get better — IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE.”

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We are pausing this blog for now, but will be back later when further developments arise.

For now, this is the latest:

  • President Donald Trump has claimed Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and warned Hamas to accept the deal before conditions worsen, as he sought to reinvigorate peace talks.

  • It is unclear what conditions specifically Israel has agreed to. Trump’s previous claims that Israel was ready to end the war, including a ceasefire negotiated before his inauguration in January, have quickly broken down as both sides have accused the other of violating agreements on prisoner exchanges.

  • Hamas is yet to respond to Trump’s claim of a “final proposal” for a ceasefire but has previously said that it is willing to free remaining hostages in Gaza under any deal to end the war. Israel did not immediately respond to Trump’s remarks but has previously stated the war can end only if Hamas is disarmed and dismantled. The two sides have shown little sign of a readiness to budge from their entrenched positions since the conflict began on 7 October 2023.

  • A previous ceasefire this January had deteriorated by March when Israel launched an offensive before the second phase of the deal was reached.

  • The US president made the announcement on his social media platform Truth Social saying: “I hope, for the good of the Middle East, that Hamas takes this Deal, because it will not get better — IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE.” He added that the “Qataris and Egyptians, who have worked very hard to help bring Peace, will deliver this final proposal.”

  • Talk of a new ceasefire comes as Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, plans to travel to the US to meet Trump next week, in what would be the Israeli leader’s third US visit in less than six months.

  • The Red Cross has warned that Gaza’s few functioning medical facilities are overwhelmed, with nearly all public hospitals “shut down or gutted by months of hostilities and restrictions” on supplies.

  • There is rising concern about aid delivery in Gaza, with more than 170 NGOs on Tuesday calling for the dismantlement of the secretive US and Israeli-backed food distributor Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). The death toll from Israeli attacks on Palestinians waiting for food at its sites has risen to more than 500.

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