Trump Urges Hamas to Accept 60-Day Ceasefire as Israel Agrees to Key Conditions
Washington, D.C. – U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Hamas to accept a proposed 60-day ceasefire deal, asserting that Israel has agreed to the key terms necessary to finalize the agreement. Trump emphasized that the deal represents a rare opportunity to halt hostilities in the region and warned that the situation could deteriorate further if rejected.
“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,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.
Trump confirmed that Israel has accepted the core conditions of the proposed ceasefire and that the next steps involve close cooperation with regional and international stakeholders to end the ongoing war.
“My representatives had a long and productive meeting with the Israelis today on Gaza,” he said, adding that Qatar and Egypt would be responsible for delivering the final proposal to Hamas.
According to CNN, the deal includes provisions addressing some of Hamas’ long-standing concerns and outlines a prisoner exchange framework, under which Israeli hostages would be released in return for Palestinian prisoners, to take place during the ceasefire.
High-Level Diplomacy in Motion
The ceasefire push comes amid intensified diplomacy, as Trump is scheduled to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House next Monday, where discussions will reportedly focus on Gaza and Iran. This will be Netanyahu’s third visit to the White House since Trump began his second term in January.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated earlier this week that resolving the Israel–Hamas conflict is now a top foreign policy priority for the Trump administration, especially following Israel’s airstrikes on Iran earlier this month.
“We think within the next week we’re going to get a ceasefire,” Trump told reporters last week, without elaborating further.
Humanitarian Toll Continues to Rise
Despite diplomatic efforts, violence on the ground persists. Israel resumed its military operations in Gaza on March 18, following the collapse of a previous two-month ceasefire. Since then, at least 6,089 Palestinians have been killed and over 21,000 injured, according to Gaza health authorities.
In total, since the conflict reignited in October 2023, the Palestinian death toll has reached 56,412, with 133,054 wounded, underscoring the urgency of reaching a long-term resolution.
