Hamas Caught Altering Terms of Trump Envoy’s Ceasefire Deal [WATCH]

Efforts to secure a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas faced a new setback this week after Hamas appeared to change key terms of a proposed deal, according to statements from President Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff.

On Monday, Hamas announced it had received what it claimed was a new ceasefire proposal from the United States.

According to a Hamas-affiliated Palestinian official who spoke to Reuters, the plan involved a 70-day ceasefire with the release of five Israeli hostages on both the first and last days of the truce.

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The group also claimed the offer included a partial withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip and the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, many of whom are serving long-term sentences.

Witkoff, however, disputed Hamas’ characterization of the deal, stating that the proposal he delivered was significantly different from what the group described.

“What I have seen from Hamas is disappointing and completely unacceptable,” Witkoff told Axios.

🚨🚨🚨White House envoy @SteveWitkoff tells me Israel will agree to a temporary ceasefire and hostage deal that would see half of the living and half of the deceased return “and lead to substantive negotiations to find a path to a permanent ceasefire, which I agreed to preside…

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The envoy, a real estate executive from New York tapped by President Donald Trump to lead ceasefire negotiations, said his actual proposal involved a shorter ceasefire period—between 45 and 60 days—and called for the release of 10 living Israeli hostages and the return of 19 bodies.

In exchange, Israel would release an unspecified number of Palestinian prisoners.

Witkoff said Israel had already agreed to the terms of his proposal.

“I agreed to lead these negotiations. There is a deal on the table, and Hamas needs to accept it,” he told CNN.

He emphasized that the arrangement was intended to serve as a step toward more substantive peace talks.

“The ceasefire will lead to meaningful negotiations to find a path to a permanent ceasefire,” Witkoff said.

In a statement released Monday, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Hamas’ version of the proposal, calling it a “U.S. proposal” and rejecting it outright.

“No responsible Israeli government could accept it,” the statement read.

The breakdown in negotiations follows a brief ceasefire earlier this year.

The last formal truce between the two sides began in January but collapsed on March 18 when Israel resumed its military campaign in Gaza.

Hamas launched a series of rocket attacks against Israeli territory two days later.

Hamas continues to hold several Israeli hostages captured during its attack on October 7, 2023, which triggered the current wave of conflict.

The group has maintained that it will not release all hostages or agree to a long-term truce unless Israel commits to a full withdrawal from Gaza.

Netanyahu’s government has repeatedly stated that the war will not end until Hamas is dismantled.

“The position of the Israeli government remains clear,” a government spokesperson said.

“The war will continue until Hamas is eliminated.”

As of now, the deal presented by Witkoff remains unaccepted by Hamas, and no further agreement appears imminent.

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