Steve Witkoff, President-elect Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, may visit the Gaza Strip in an effort to keep the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas on track, a Trump transition official says.
President-elect Donald Trump has described a possible ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as being "very close," as the Palestinian militant group has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages, The Associated Press reported citing two officials involved in the talks.
A ceasefire agreement has been reached between Israel and Hamas, involving a halt of the fighting and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza. Following the announcement, both US President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump claimed credit for the Gaza ceasefire.
David Friedman claimed that the ceasefire deal in Gaza shows there will be "no future for Hamas" under President-elect Donald Trump.
The deal kicked in at 8:15 am Gaza time on Sunday, nearly three hours after it was scheduled to come into effect.
Negotiations to secure an end to the war in Gaza and the release of the nearly 100 hostages still in the strip, have been drawn-out and labored.
Several stakeholders are optimistic that a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip is close, with one senior western official telling Middle East Eye a deal could be reached as early as Friday and that a final draft of a ceasefire proposal is now in the hands of Israel and Hamas.
After over 15 months, a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip has taken effect. Israel and Hamas agreed on a multiphase plan to exchange hostages for Palestinians held by Israel. The first are now free.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have signaled they now will limit their attacks in the Red Sea corridor to only Israeli-affiliated ships, just as a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip entered its second day Monday.