Trump's Special Representative Witkoff found Hamas's response to the ceasefire proposal 'unacceptable'.

01.06.2025 00:40

U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Representative Steve Witkoff stated that Hamas's response to the ceasefire proposal is "absolutely unacceptable." Witkoff also noted that the only way to ensure the permanence of indirect negotiations is through the acceptance of this proposal, which would provide a 60-day ceasefire. Meanwhile, Israeli media claimed that Hamas has requested three amendments to the ceasefire proposal.

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Steve Witkoff, the U.S. Special Representative for the Middle East, stated that Hamas's response to the U.S. ceasefire proposal is 'absolutely unacceptable.'

"IT ONLY TAKES US BACK"

Witkoff, in a statement on his official social media account, said, "I received Hamas's response to the U.S. proposal. It is absolutely unacceptable and only takes us back."

SENT A NEW MESSAGE TO HAMAS

Special Representative Witkoff also sent a new message to Hamas in his post, stating, "Hamas must accept the framework proposal we presented as the basis for indirect (mediator) talks that we can start immediately next week."

"THE ONLY WAY TO A CEASEFIRE IS THROUGH ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROPOSAL"

Witkoff emphasized that the only way to ensure the indirect talks, in which half of the deceased and surviving captives will return to their families, is to achieve a 60-day ceasefire through the acceptance of this proposal.

TRUMP SAID "THEY ARE VERY CLOSE TO AN AGREEMENT"

U.S. President Donald Trump stated in a press conference yesterday that the agreement could be announced within a day or even sooner, saying, "They are very close to an agreement."

ISRAELI PRESS CLAIMED HAMAS REQUESTED 3 CHANGES

In a report by the Israeli Hayom newspaper, citing an unnamed U.S. source, it was stated that Hamas accepted the general framework of the agreement, including "the number of Israeli captives to be released and the number of Palestinian detainees to be released, along with a 60-day ceasefire." The report noted that Hamas's stance had changed compared to its previous demand for a 90-day ceasefire, but it still requested 3 changes in the ceasefire proposal. It was expressed that Hamas wanted "the release of captives to continue until the 60th day, a clearer timeline to be set for the withdrawal of the Israeli army from Gaza, and for the U.S. to guarantee that the ceasefire proposal would definitively end the war, and that Israel would not continue the war even if negotiations were not completed after the ceasefire ended."