The president of the United States, Donald Trump, said Tuesday that Israel has urged Hamas to get to those conditions. The Republican announced this pre -agreement when preparing to receive the Israeli prime minister, Benjamín Netanyahu, next Monday at the White House.
Neither the Israel government nor Hamas have spoken about it, nor have they confirmed the promise of that high fire.
The president of the United States has once again resorted to his policy of consummate events by making an ad that arrives after days of cross messages. Its objective is that the parties negotiate a high fire, reach a new proposal to exchange hostages and put an end to war.
“My representatives today had a long and productive meeting with the Israelis on Gaza. Israel accepted the necessary conditions to reach the high fire of 60 days, time during which we will work with all the parties to put an end to war,” Trump wrote in a message on his platform, Truth Social, who took, as he is already customary, almost all by surprise.
The president also added that the Catari and Egyptian mediators will be responsible for presenting the final proposal. “I hope, for the sake of the Middle East, that Hamas accepts this agreement,” continues the message in Truth. Even before Israel pulverized in March the high the longest fire, almost two months, Trump repeatedly demanded Hamas to accept longer truces.
The presence of Ron Dermer, Israeli chief negotiator, in Washington throughout this week, scheduled with the purpose of preparing Netanyahu’s visit, will also be key to the concretion of these negotiations. On Monday, Foreign Minister of the Jewish State said his government maintained “the firm intention of reaching a”.
The main obstacle was at that time the refusal to accept the conditions raised until that time by Hamas, which included that the release of hostages coincided with the end of Israeli attacks and Gaza’s exit from their troops. “We have given the ‘yes’ to the proposals of the special envoy Steve Witkoff [negociador jefe de Estados Unidos y enviado especial de Trump a Oriente Próximo]. But unfortunately, until now, Hamas has not done so. It is now crucial for Europe to support the American initiative of Alto El Fuego and destroy Hamas’s illusions, ”added Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar.
Trump told the questions of the journalists who trusted the proximity of a high fire agreement last Friday. “We are working in Gaza and trying to solve the problem,” he said.
Approximately 50 of the 251 hostages are still in Gaza after Hamas against Israel’s attacks on October 7, 2023, in which more than 1200 people died. Of the hostages that remain in captivity, it is estimated that 28 are dead.
Israel’s brutal offensive in Gaza has caused the death of more than 56,000 people and has created a humanitarian crisis, leaving Gazatis without access to essential resources for survival.
