By AAMER MADHANI and SAMY MAGDY, Related Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump stated Tuesday that Israel has agreed on phrases for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and warned Hamas to just accept the deal earlier than situations worsen.
Trump introduced the event as he prepares to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks on the White Home on Monday. The U.S. chief has been rising stress on the Israeli authorities and Hamas to dealer a ceasefire and hostage settlement and produce about an finish to the struggle in Gaza.
“My Representatives had a protracted and productive assembly with the Israelis immediately on Gaza. Israel has agreed to the required situations to finalize the 60 Day CEASEFIRE, throughout which era we’ll work with all events to finish the Struggle,” Trump wrote, saying the Qataris and Egyptians would ship the ultimate proposal.
“I hope, for the nice of the Center East, that Hamas takes this Deal, as a result of it won’t get higher — IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE,” he stated.
Trump’s promise that it was his greatest and ultimate provide could discover a skeptical viewers with Hamas. Even earlier than the expiration of the struggle’s longest ceasefire in March, Trump has repeatedly issued dramatic ultimatums to stress Hamas to conform to longer pauses within the combating that might see the discharge of extra hostages and a return of extra support to Gaza’s civilian populace.
Nonetheless, Trump views the present second as a possible turning level within the brutal battle that has left greater than 56,000 lifeless within the Palestinian territory. The Gaza Well being Ministry doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants in its dying rely.
Hamas remains to be able to touchdown deadly blows to Israeli forces. However U.S. officers imagine that the group’s been considerably diminished as its centralized command and management capabilities have deteriorated over the course of the practically 21-month battle. In the meantime, Hamas’ chief backer Iran was badly battered final month by 12 days of strikes by Israel and america on Tehran’s key nuclear amenities..
Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer was in Washington on Tuesday for talks with senior administration officers to debate a possible Gaza ceasefire, Iran and different issues. Dermer was anticipated to satisfy with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and particular envoy Steve Witkoff.
Earlier Tuesday, Trump repeated his hope for forging an Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal subsequent week.
Requested if it’s time to place stress on Netanyahu to get a ceasefire deal accomplished, Trump stated the Israeli prime minister was prepared to return to an settlement.
“He desires to,” Trump stated of Netanyahu in an alternate with reporters whereas visiting a brand new immigration detention facility in Florida. “I believe we’ll have a deal subsequent week.”
Talks between Israel and Hamas have repeatedly faltered over a serious sticking level — whether or not the struggle ought to finish as a part of any ceasefire settlement. About 50 hostages stay captive in Gaza, with lower than half believed to be alive.
A affected person sits within the dialysis unit at Shifa Hospital in Gaza Metropolis on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, after the ability suspended its providers as a consequence of gasoline shortages wanted to energy its mills. (AP Photograph/Jehad Alshrafi)
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A affected person sits within the dialysis unit at Shifa Hospital in Gaza Metropolis on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, after the ability suspended its providers as a consequence of gasoline shortages wanted to energy its mills. (AP Photograph/Jehad Alshrafi)
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Hamas says it’s keen to free all of the hostages in alternate for a full withdrawal of Israeli troops and an finish to the struggle in Gaza. Israel rejects that provide, saying it can agree to finish the struggle if Hamas surrenders, disarms and goes into exile, one thing that the group refuses.
The announcement by Trump got here as over 150 worldwide charities and humanitarian teams known as Tuesday for disbanding a controversial Israeli- and U.S.-backed system to distribute support in Gaza due to chaos and lethal violence in opposition to Palestinians searching for meals at its websites.
The joint assertion by teams together with Oxfam, Save the Kids and Amnesty Worldwide adopted the killings of no less than 10 Palestinians who have been searching for desperately wanted meals, witnesses and well being officers stated. In the meantime, Israeli airstrikes killed no less than 37 in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, in line with Nasser Hospital.
“Tents, tents they’re hitting with two missiles?” requested Um Seif Abu Leda, whose son was killed within the strikes. Mourners threw flowers on the physique luggage.
Earlier than Trump’s announcement, Israel’s protection minister, Israel Katz, had warned that his nation would reply forcefully to the firing of a missile the army stated originated from Yemen. Sirens sounded throughout components of Israel, alerting residents to the assault and the launch of two projectiles from Gaza. All have been intercepted by Israeli protection programs.
The missile launch marked the primary assault by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels because the finish of the 12-day struggle initiated by Israel with Iran. Katz stated Yemen may face the identical destiny as Tehran.
Nasruddin Amer, deputy head of the Houthi media workplace, vowed on social media that Yemen won’t “cease its help for Gaza … until the aggression stops and the siege on Gaza is lifted.”
Talking to his Cupboard, Netanyahu didn’t elaborate on plans for his go to to Washington subsequent week, besides to say he’ll focus on a commerce deal. Iran can be anticipated to be a major matter of debate in Washington after Trump brokered a ceasefire between it and Israel.
Magdy reported from Cairo. Related Press writers Tia Goldenberg in Jerusalem, Wafaa Shurafa in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, and Sally Abou AlJoud in Beirut contributed to this report.
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