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WASHINGTON, May 29 (Xinhua) — Israel has accepted and signed a 60-day ceasefire proposal in Gaza, the White House said Thursday.
White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt confirmed at a press briefing that US Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East Steven Witkoff and US President Donald Trump “presented Hamas with a ceasefire proposal that Israel supported.”
“Israel signed this proposal before it was sent to Hamas. I can also confirm that these discussions are ongoing and we hope that a ceasefire will be reached in Gaza so that we can bring all the hostages home,” Leavitt said.
“I will not comment further as we are in the midst of events now,” she added.
An Israeli official and a U.S. source familiar with the situation confirmed that the proposed deal includes not only a 60-day cease-fire but also plans to free 10 living hostages and hand over the remains of 18 dead hostages, CBS News reported.
Hamas said on Thursday that its leadership had received a new ceasefire proposal for Gaza from S. Witkoff through intermediaries and was studying it.
“The Hamas leadership has received the new proposal from S. Witkoff from the mediators and is studying it responsibly so that it serves the interests of our people, eases the situation and ensures a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip,” Hamas said in a brief statement. –0–