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Hamas ready for indirect Gaza ceasefire talks after U.S envoy rejects its proposal

Qatar-based mediators together with Egypt will oversee a new round of indirect negotiations on ceasefire terms alongside hostage releases.

Thick smoke and flames erupt from an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Sunday, June 1, 2025.
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Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli strike in Gaza City, Sunday, June 1, 2025.
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Overview

  • Hamas announced willingness to start fresh indirect negotiations to resolve key ceasefire and hostage-exchange disputes after U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff deemed its recent proposal unacceptable.
  • The United States has outlined a 60-day truce plan that would pause hostilities, facilitate staged hostage releases and include a U.S. guarantee against renewed Israeli attacks.
  • Steve Witkoff and Israel’s government have rejected Hamas’s amendments to the U.S. framework despite Israel’s formal endorsement of the envoy’s plan for freeing captives.
  • More than 1.9 million Gazans are internally displaced and over 54,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 2023, underscoring the urgency of expanded humanitarian access.
  • France has intensified criticism of Israeli operations in Gaza and is leading preparations for a U.N. conference to advance Palestinian state recognition.