Israel has agreed to conditions for a 60-day Gaza ceasefire, Trump says

Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that Israel had "agreed to the necessary conditions" to end the fighting between Israel and Hamas.

Two administration officials said Hamas still had to agree to the deal. Trump remarked on Truth Social that the Qataris and Egyptians will bring it.

“My Representatives had a long and productive meeting with the Israelis today on Gaza,” Trump wrote. “Israel has agreed to the necessary conditions to finalize the 60 Day CEASEFIRE, during which time we will work with all parties to end the War. The Qataris and Egyptians, who have worked very hard to help bring Peace, will deliver this final proposal. I hope, for the good of the Middle East, that Hamas takes this Deal, because it will not get better — IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

The new proposal comes just days after Qatar helped broker a ceasefire between Iran and Israel after US and Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear program, and months after an initial Trump administration-backed ceasefire proposal for Gaza was rejected by Hamas.

Before his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week, Trump stated he will be "very firm."

The US president said on Tuesday that he believed Netanyahu wanted to end hostilities in Gaza.

"He wants to. I can tell you he wants to. I think we'll have a deal next week," Trump added.

Israel's new attacks on Gaza in March broke a prior truce accord. The Israeli military described the action as "pre-emptive strikes... based on Hamas's readiness to execute terror attacks, build up force and re-arm".

The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas that went into effect on January 19 was supposed to contain three parts, but it only got to the first one.

Stage two included establishing a permanent ceasefire, the return of remaining living hostages in Gaza in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel, and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.