Hamas confirms receipt of US envoy’s new ‘permanent’ ceasefire proposal

Hamas yesterday announced that it had received US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff’s new proposal for a permanent ceasefire and prisoner exchange with Israel. In a brief statement on its Telegram channel, Hamas said the movement’s leadership had received the new proposal and is studying it responsibly, in a way that serves the Palestinian people’s interests, including achieving a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Witkoff had previously promised to propose a new framework for resolving the crisis in the Gaza Strip, and details of this initiative were revealed yesterday. According to the proposed agreement, presented to Israel last night, the first phase begins with a 60-day ceasefire, during which ten living captives and the bodies of 18 others will […]