President Donald Trump issued a statement last night claiming that Israel has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire “during which time we will work with all parties to end the War.” He said that the Qatari and Egyptian mediators, “who have worked very hard to help bring Peace, will deliver this final proposal” to Hamas. “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.”
Hamas issued a brief statement of its own this morning in which it praised the efforts of the mediators who are “exerting intensive efforts to bridge the gap between the parties, reach a framework agreement, and begin a serious round of negotiations.”
“We are acting with utmost responsibility and conducting national consultations to discuss the proposals we have received from the mediators, in order to reach an agreement that guarantees an end to the aggression, achieves withdrawal, and urgently provides relief to our people in the Gaza Strip,” it concluded.
