U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Israel has agreed to the key conditions required to finalize a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, “We will work with all parties to end the war” during the two-month truce period. The statement follows high-level meetings held in Washington earlier today between top U.S. officials and visiting Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer.
Trump also noted that Qatar and Egypt are set to present the final ceasefire proposal to Hamas.
“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,” Trump writes.
Trump appears to be referring to a proposal for a temporary ceasefire that has been discussed the past several months. Those talks have been at an impasse, largely over the terms for what happens at the end of that truce, with Israel demanding that it maintain the ability to resume fighting, while Hamas seeks for the temporary truce to become permanent.
In declaring that he will “work to end the war,” Trump appears to be trying to appease both sides, mentioning an end to the war without speaking definitively.
Arab mediators have been seeking to reconvene Israeli and Hamas negotiators for proximity talks in Cairo in order to close remaining gaps.
After rocket fire from Gaza, IDF issues evacuation order for parts of Khan Younis
The Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesperson has issued an evacuation warning to residents in parts of Khan Younis, located in the southern Gaza Strip, ahead of anticipated IDF operations in the area.
The warning follows the launch of two rockets from Gaza earlier today toward Israeli territory near the southern border, both of which were intercepted by the Israeli Air Force.
According to the statement, the IDF is conducting operations with “very strong force” aimed at dismantling terrorist organizations in the region, and will target “any location used for launching rockets.” Residents are being urged to evacuate immediately northward to recognized shelters in Deir al-Balah and are cautioned not to return to areas marked as active combat zones.
