Overview
- The proposal was conveyed in a letter handled by mediators in Egypt, Qatar, with delivery to Trump expected this week.
- Hamas seeks a personal 60-day ceasefire guarantee from Trump in return for freeing roughly half of the 48 hostages still held in Gaza.
- Fox News attributed the details to a senior Trump administration official plus a person involved in the negotiations, with EFE cited for context.
- The status of acceptance or enforceability remains unclear, reflecting recurring gaps that have derailed earlier truce-for-hostages frameworks.
- Recent efforts include a reported Aug. 18 arrangement Hamas accepted to release 10 hostages for large-scale aid, which Israel did not implement, as Gaza’s humanitarian crisis deepens.