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US and Hamas reach draft Gaza ceasefire deal
Representatives of Hamas and US special envoy Steve Witkoff have reached a draft ceasefire deal in Qatar’s capital, Doha, sources have confirmed to Al Jazeera.
The draft of the agreement includes a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 10 living captives along with the bodies of several more people in return for Palestinian prisoners over two stages.
Five Israeli captives will be released at the beginning of the agreement, with the other five released on the 60th day.
Al Jazeera sources say President Trump will guarantee the deal as per the draft and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza.
The deal guarantees unconditional humanitarian aid from day one when it takes effect.
US envoy Steve Witkoff sent the draft to the Israeli government and is waiting for its reply, sources say.
Witkoff has worked hard to reach a deal between Hamas and Israel
We know US envoy Steve Witkoff has been trying to reach a deal between Israelis and the Palestinians in Gaza for months.
We have seen Hamas before offering acceptance of proposals put forward by Witkoff when it comes to releasing Israeli captives in Gaza.
We have also heard the Israelis rejecting those proposals earlier.
Israeli officials ‘saying Israel not agreed to anything'
Several hours ago, when there were rumours circulating about the idea that Hamas has accepted some sort of ceasefire proposal that was brought forward to them by the US, Israeli officials said it wasn’t true.
And just in the last few minutes, Israeli officials are denying these reports, saying that while the negotiations are still ongoing, Israel hasn’t agreed to anything, and they’re not aware of Hamas agreeing to anything.
But it would be interesting to see how this all moves forward because this is something that has been negotiated and the US side, without the involvement of Israel.
Déjà vu...
