“The answer of the occupier essentially means the continuation of the occupation, the continuation of killings and hunger, even during the temporary truce, and does not meet any demands of our people, including the end of war and suffering,” said Naim.
He added, however, that “the management of the movement is investigating, with a great sense of responsibility and patriotism, how to respond to this proposal.”
On Thursday in Washington, a spokeswoman for the White House Karoline Leavitt announced that the US President Donald Trump's envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff submitted Hamas a proposal to suspend a weapon, which Israel approved and supported. “Israel signed this proposal before it was sent to Hamas, discussions are ongoing,” she added.
Israel ready to accept the US proposal
Witkoff's plan provides 60 days of a truce in exchange for releasing 10 live hostages by Hamas and issuing the corpse of 18 dead. Israel would also release 125 Palestinians who were serving a life sentence, as well as 1111 people detained in the Gaza Strip after the outbreak of war and to convey the bodies of 180 killed Palestinians.
During the suspension of weapons, prognosis of the permanent ending of the war would take place, but the agreement would guarantee Israel the right to resume military activities if the talks ended in failure.
Israeli media announced that Israel Prime Minister Binjamin Netanyahu announced that he was ready for a truce in the Gaza Strip, based on the latest American proposal.
