Overview
- Hamas announced immediate readiness to negotiate through mediators after receiving U.S.-side proposals for a cease-fire.
- The group outlined requirements that include a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and an independent Palestinian committee to administer the territory, alongside a clear end-of-war declaration.
- Hamas said it remains in contact with mediators to develop the proposals into a comprehensive agreement that meets its demands.
- President Trump wrote on Truth Social that Israel accepted his unspecified conditions and he issued a “last warning” to Hamas.
- The Hamas statement called for a public and explicit commitment by its adversary to honor any agreed terms, and it followed Trump’s warning of consequences if his conditions were rejected.