U.S. President Donald Trump announced that within the next 24 hours, it will become clear whether the Palestinian militant group Hamas will accept a “final proposal” for a ceasefire with Israel in the Gaza Strip, RKS News reports.
According to Trump, Israel has already agreed to the terms of a 60-day ceasefire, during which efforts would be made to bring the conflict to a definitive end.
“We’ll see what happens—we’ll know within the next 24 hours,” Trump said when asked whether Hamas had accepted the U.S.-backed proposal.
A source close to Hamas stated on Thursday that the group is demanding guarantees that the proposal will lead to a full end to the war. Meanwhile, two Israeli officials noted that the details of the deal are still being finalized.
On the ground, the humanitarian crisis continues. Dozens of Palestinians were killed Thursday in Israeli airstrikes, according to Gaza’s health authorities.
In the same statement, Trump confirmed that he had also held talks with Saudi Arabia on expanding the Abraham Accords, aiming to further normalize relations between Israel and Arab nations.
