Trump says Israel has accepted his proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza.

BarcelonaDonald Trump claims that Israel is willing to accept a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, after 21 months of indiscriminate war that has led to accusations of genocide in international courts. More conservative sources speak of 60,000 deaths and the destruction of 70% of the homes and healthcare system in the Strip, where the Israeli army is also imposing a siege of hunger. In a post on Truth Social, the US president said: "Israel has accepted the necessary conditions for a 60-day ceasefire, during which we will work with all parties to end the war." For now, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not commented and plans to travel to Washington on Monday.

What Trump has described as "the final proposal" will be sent to Hamas through the mediators, Qatar and Egypt. No details of the content of the proposal or what has changed compared to the previous proposals that were rejected have emerged. The US administration's new attempt to find a way out comes after Washington supported Israel in the attack on Iran –which ended with a ceasefire– and a meeting between Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.

Trump told reporters during a visit to Florida that he would be "very firm" with Netanyahu on the need for a quick ceasefire in Gaza. "We hope that it will happen. And we hope that it will happen sometime next week." in the war, but Israel says it can only end if Hamas is disarmed and dismantled. creatures. The massacres in the Strip continue unabated: in the early hours of Wednesday alone, 35 Palestinians were killed, most of them (24) in attacks on the southern city of Khan Yunis, which is once again under a forced evacuation order from the Israeli army. The tents of displaced people in the Mawasi area, near the coast of southern Gaza, which was considered a "humanitarian zone" by the Israeli army before Israel broke the ceasefire. The number of displaced people has increased in intensity and randomness in recent days, despite Trump's declarations about a possible ceasefire.

The obstacles

So far, negotiations have stalled on two points. The first is Israel's refusal to accept a permanent ceasefire that includes the withdrawal of its troops from the Strip, beyond a one-off truce in exchange for the release of the hostages. The second is Israel's demand that Hamas lay down its weapons, cede control of Gaza, and accept the exile of its leaders outside the Palestinian territory.

During the last round of indirect talks in June, Israeli media reported that Washington had proposed a 60-day ceasefire, the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, the release of 10 live Israeli hostages and the bodies of 18 others, more than 18 of them from Israeli prisons. The US proposal stated that Israeli forces would withdraw from Gaza based on maps to be agreed upon, and that negotiations would also begin on a permanent ceasefire, the release of the remaining captives, and Israeli "redeployment and withdrawals." Hamas issued a counterproposal, calling for negotiations on a permanent ceasefire to begin on the first day of the truce and for the Trump administration to guarantee the talks would lead to a settlement that would end the war.