Hamas agrees to US proposal for permanent ceasefire in Gaza

GAZA, May 27 (YPA) –A senior official in the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, stated that the Movement has agreed to a proposal by US President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, which stipulates a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The first phase includes the release of 10 Israeli captives in exchange for a 70-day truce and a partial Israeli withdrawal from the Strip.

The senior official said in a press statement to “Al Jazeera TV “,  that the new offer approved by the Movement is a developed version of the path and vision proposed by Witkoff.

It includes the release of 10 live Israeli captives held by the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, in exchange for a 60-day truce, a partial Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, and the release of a number of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, including several hundred with high or life sentences.

The mechanism for releasing the Israeli captives will occur in two phases: five will be released on the first day of the agreement, and five more on the sixtieth day.

The official said that Hamas and the American envoy are finalizing a ceasefire agreement in Doha that would lead to a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

 He clarified that the new offer approved by the Movement includes the partial withdrawal of the Israeli army from the Gaza Strip—especially from Salah al-Din Road, including the Nuseirat junction south of Gaza City, the Morag axis in northern Rafah, and from residential areas.

According to the official , indirect negotiations will begin regarding a long-term truce and its requirements, and an independent Community Support Committee will be empowered to govern the Gaza Strip.

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