Hamas gives a “positive” response to Trump’s suggestion to a ceasefire in Gaza

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Hamas said it had given a “positive” response to a US -backed suggestion for a ceasefire in Gaza, indicating that it would enter negotiations that could raise hopes for an end to 21 months of war with Israel.

However, many Arab media channels also stated that the armed group was seeking “simple and formative” amendments to the proposal, which leaves it unclear whether it was agitationThe response of Israel, Qatar, Egypt and the United States will be the three medium countries.

“Hamas is completely ready and dangerous about entering a new round of negotiations immediately on the mechanism of implementing this framework,” she said in a late statement on Friday.

The group said that it provided its positive response to the latest proposal-which begins with a 60-day ceasefire-from international mediators after its internal consultations, as well as with the factions and other Palestinian forces.

There was no response from the Israeli government during the Jewish Saturday. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A family of at least an Israeli hostage called for an immediate meeting in the cabinet in order to discuss Hamas’s response.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Washington is scheduled to visit Monday, when US President Donald Trump explained his desire to stop the shooting. Trump posted earlier this week on his social media website, Truth Social, Israel Before his proposal, the correspondents later told that he intended to be “fixed” with Netanyahu.

The US President warned: “I hope for the interest of the Middle East, that the enthusiasm of this deal will take this deal, because it will not improve – the matter will get worse.”

The Israeli army continued its attack on Gaza, killing more than 100 people on Thursday and Friday, according to local health officials.

According to the drafts of the proposal that the Financial Times seen, two people were aware of the negotiations, Trump It will “ensure” the conflict will stop for 60 days. During this period, more than twenty of the Israeli hostages and the Israeli dread will be released over the period of five stages.

Hamas maintains at least 20 alive hostages, in addition to the bodies of 30 others, all of which are captive during a cross -border raid on October 7, 2023.

He demanded assurances that negotiations held during any ceasefire must move towards a full truce before agreeing to launch all hostages.

Hamas killed about 1,200 people in Israel during the October 7 raid, according to Israeli officials. Since then, the military attack of Israel has killed more than 60,000 people, most of them women and children, according to local health officials, and destroyed the pocket.

during A two -month suggestion pauseThe Israeli army-which controls about 65 percent of the Gaza Strip-will agree to withdraw from the sections of Northern and South Gaza, taking into account additional “quick negotiations”, and will also allow to capture humanitarian aid in the pocket through other international groups.

As in the ceasefire in the past, Israel will also adhere to the exchange of large numbers of Palestinian prisoners, which many have seized without trial in Israeli military prisons.

Participated in additional reports from Miles McCromic in Washington