WASHINGTON (AP) — On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that Israel had reached an agreement on the terms of a 60-day truce in Gaza. He cautioned Hamas to accept the agreement before the situation deteriorates.
As he gets ready to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, Trump made the announcement. The U.S. leader has been putting more pressure on Hamas and the Israeli government to mediate a ceasefire and hostage deal in order to halt the fighting in Gaza.
Today’s lengthy and fruitful meeting between my representatives and the Israelis over Gaza. The final plan will be delivered by the Qataris and Egyptians, Trump said, adding that Israel has agreed to the parameters needed to finish the 60-day ceasefire, during which time we would work with all sides to end the war.
For the benefit of the Middle East, I hope Hamas accepts this deal because, he stated, things will only grow worse rather than better.
Hamas may be wary of Trump’s claim that it was his best and last offer. Trump has regularly used dramatic ultimatums to coerce Hamas into agreeing to lengthier pauses in the combat that would see the return of more aid to Gaza’s civilian population and the release of additional hostages, even before the war’s longest ceasefire expires in March.
Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer met with senior administration officials in Washington on Tuesday to discuss a possible truce in Gaza, Iran, and other issues. Dermer was scheduled to meet with special envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Vice President JD Vance.
Trump reiterated earlier Tuesday that he hopes to negotiate a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas next week.
Trump stated that the Israeli prime minister was prepared to reach a ceasefire accord when asked if it was time to exert pressure on him to do so.
In an interview with reporters on a tour of a new immigration detention center in Florida, Trump stated of Netanyahu, “I want to.” Next week, I believe we’ll have an agreement.
One of the main points of contention in Israel-Hamas negotiations has been whether or not a ceasefire deal should include an end to the conflict. Less than half of the 50 hostages who are still in captivity in Gaza are thought to be alive.
This comes as more than 150 international humanitarian organizations and charities demanded on Tuesday that a contentious aid distribution system in Gaza, supported by the United States and Israel, be disbanded due to the disarray and deadly violence against Palestinians who were trying to get food at its locations.
Following the deaths of at least ten Palestinians who were attempting to obtain much-needed food, witnesses and medical professionals released a joint statement from organizations like as Oxfam, Save the Children, and Amnesty International. At least 37 people were killed by Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, according to Nasser Hospital.
Are they using two missiles to strike tents? Um Seif Abu Leda, whose son was murdered in the strikes, received the question. Flowers were thrown on the corpse bags by mourners.
Israel Katz, the country’s defense minister, had threatened to use force in response to the shooting of a missile that the military claimed came from Yemen prior to Trump’s declaration. Residents of portions of Israel were warned of the attack and the firing of two rockets from Gaza via sirens. Israeli defense systems intercepted all of them.
Following the conclusion of the 12-day conflict that Israel and Iran started, the missile launch was the first assault by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. According to Katz, Yemen might suffer the same fate as Tehran.
On social media, Nasruddin Amer, the deputy head of the Houthi media office, declared that Yemen will continue to assist Gaza until the assault ceases and the siege is lifted.
Netanyahu told his Cabinet that he would talk about a trade deal on his trip to Washington next week, but he did not go into further detail. Since Trump mediated a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, Iran is likewise anticipated to be a major talking point in Washington.
Magdy was in Cairo reporting. This article was written by Sally Abou AlJoud in Beirut, Wafaa Shurafa in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, and Tia Goldenberg in Jerusalem for the Associated Press.
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