The situation at a glance: Trump: Israel agrees with Gaza deal – waiting for Hamas

According to US President Donald Trump, Israel has agreed to an updated proposal for a ceasefire, which was initially limited to 60 days in the Gaza War. During this time, the United States would work with all parties to end the war, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. He emphasized Islamist Hamas to also accept the proposal. “I hope for the benefit of the Middle East that Hamas accepts this deal because it won’t get better – it will only get worse,” he wrote.

After a ceasefire between Israel and Iran had recently come about after 12 days of war, Trump is now also pushing a breakthrough in the Gaza Strip, where the war between Israel and Hamas has been running out for almost 21 months. The 60-day ceasefire, which has been negotiated for months, would be an important step in this direction. Representatives from Qatar and Egypt, who would have worked very much for peace, would now deliver this “final proposal” to Hamas, Trump wrote.

At first there was no signs that the terrorist organization is willing to accept the conditions of the agreement. It is unclear whether the latest proposal takes into account the central crux of the previous negotiating rounds: After a firm commitment, the demand for Hamas that the ceasefire will lead to the permanent end of the war. Ideas had been brought up with the aim of “making the Israelis to agree. And they did that,” said a US official on the US news page “Axios”.

Israel had agreed to the “necessary conditions” to complete the 60-day ceasefire, Trump wrote. Next week he will receive Israel’s head of government Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington. When asked how decided to appear to Netanyahu, with a view to ending the Gaza War, Trump had previously said: “Very decided”. Netanyahu also wanted to end the war. He assumes that there will be an agreement next week, Trump said after he had already promised a possible ceasefire in Gaza a few days ago.

Israel again catches rocket from Yemen

According to the army, Israel’s air defense again caught a rocket fired from Yemen on Israel. The Huthi-Miliz in Yemen allied with Iran said that Ben Gurion Airport was at Tel Aviv. In addition, drones towards “three sensitive” goals were sent.

The militia threatened Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz: “After we hit the snake head in Tehran, we will also beat the Huthi in Yemen,” said Katz, according to his office. “Whoever raises their hand against Israel – the hand is cut off.” Since the beginning of the Gaza War in October 2023, the Huthi-Miliz Israel has attacked rockets and drones-as an expression of her solidarity with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Report: Israel ready for negotiations

After several hours of discussions in the White House, Trump’s announcement on the Gaza War was made between his special envoy Steve Witkoff and the Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, wrote “Axios”. You would have discussed Katar’s updated proposal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages. Dermmer said that Israel accepted him and was ready to record indirect conversations with Hamas, the news side quoted a rank -high civil servant.

“Everything will crumble to dust”

The Israeli news page “Ynet” cited ranking sources, which are inaugurated in the negotiations on the release of the hostages in Gaza, according to which there is motivation on both side of Hamas and Israel, to arrive and negotiate negotiations – even without absolute guarantees for the end of the war. However, “some differences” would have to be bridged before one can speak of a breakthrough.

According to “Axios”, Israeli civil servants warned that the military will expand its missions in Gaza if negotiations on a ceasefire and a hostage deal should not be progressed soon. With the city of Gaza in the north and the central areas of Gaza, they will do the same as with Rafah in the south. “Everything is crumbled to dust,” a rank -high Israeli civil servant was quoted. “It is not our preferred option, but if there is no movement towards a hostage deal, we have no other choice.”

Netanyahu advises further procedures

For Israel’s leadership, every long -term ceasefire must contain the disempowerment of Hamas, the dissolution of their military wing and the exile of their rankhoh commanders. Israel wants the Gaza Strip to be managed by local Palestinian officials who are neither the Hamas nor the Palestinian President Mahba’s Palestinian Autonomic Authority (PA).

According to Israeli media, Netanyahu Trump will meet in the White House on Monday. After the ceasefire with Iran, the focus was now on a possible agreement with Syria and a comprehensive agreement, which provides an end to the Gaza War and the admission of diplomatic relationships between Saudi Arabia and Israel, the “Times of Israel” had written.

Before he travels to Washington, Netanyahu will be convened in Jerusalem again on Saturday evening “Ynet” on Saturday evening. The negotiations on a hostage deal and the continuation of the fighting in the Gaza Strip are the focus of the consultations. According to official Israeli information, 50 kidnapped people are captured in the sealed Gaza Strip, of which at least 20 should still be alive.

The war was triggered by the attack by Hamas and other Islamist terrorist organizations to Israel on October 7, 2023, in which around 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 deported to Gaza as hostages. Since then, according to the health authority controlled by the Hamas, more than 56,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza. The number that is barely verifiable does not differentiate between civilians and fighters.