US EditionHamas says it submitted ‘positive response’ to ceasefire proposal in major step toward deal
- Hamas conveyed a favorable reaction late Friday to a U.S. initiative proposing a two-month halt to hostilities in Gaza and indicated its willingness to begin immediate discussions on how to put the plan into action.
- The proposal followed nearly 21 months of war triggered by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack killing about 1,200 people and abducting around 250 to Gaza.
- The ceasefire plan involves staged hostage-for-prisoner swaps, humanitarian aid terms, and Israeli troop withdrawal, but Hamas demands guarantees for a permanent war end.
- The U.N. human rights office reported that over 600 Palestinians in Gaza lost their lives over a one-month period while attempting to access aid, mostly near distribution centers supported by Israel and the U.S., alongside Israeli airstrikes that killed 15 Palestinians early Friday.
- If agreed, the ceasefire deal could start next week, with Israel's Netanyahu scheduled to discuss it at the White House, and the U.S. pledging collaboration to end the conflict.
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US President Donald Trump says he is “optimistic” that a ceasefire deal in Gaza can be reached next week, after Hamas announced it had “submitted a positive response” to a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire with Israel. “We have to get this done,” Trump said. “We have to do something for Gaza.” Israel and Hamas have long had conflicting demands that negotiators have been unable to overcome, but with both sides now agreeing to the revised proposal, …
Optimism has been quietly opened up around a possible truce in Gaza, where dozens of people — at least 70 in the last hours — continue to die every day from Israeli attacks. Hamas gave a “positive” response on Friday to the 60-day ceasefire plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. There are, however, fringes pending to close or agree that Hamas wants to deal with “a round of negotiations” on how to implement a ceasefire.
Israel to send delegation to Qatar for Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal talks
Israel has decided to send a delegation to Qatar for talks on a possible Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, an Israeli official said, reviving hopes of a breakthrough in negotiations to end the almost 21-month war. Palestinian group Hamas said on Friday it had responded to a US-backed Gaza ceasefire proposal in a "positive spirit", a few days after US President Donald Trump said Israel had agreed "to the necessary conditions to finalise" a 60-day …
Following Hamas' official response to the ceasefire proposal in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to send a delegation...
After Hamas responded positively to a proposal for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza on Friday and expressed its readiness for immediate negotiations, Israel continued its attacks on the devastated enclave on Saturday.
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