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Investing.com-- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Israel had agreed to the conditions needed for a 60-day ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza, and urged the Palestinian group to accept the deal.
Trump said his administration held a “long and productive meeting” with Israel on Gaza, with Israel agreeing to “the necessary conditions to finalize the 60-Day CEASEFIRE.”
“The Qataris and Egyptians, who have worked very hard to help bring Peace, will deliver this final proposal. I hope, for the good of the Middle East, that Hamas takes this Deal, because it will not get better — IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE,” Trump said in a post on Truth.Social.
Trump’s comments on Gaza come after his administration brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, after seemingly wiping out Tehran’s nuclear facilities. The ceasefire ended 12 days of fighting and appeared to be holding as of Tuesday evening.
Israel and Hamas continued to clash over Gaza in recent weeks, with Jerusalem showing few signs of de-escalating its strikes against the Palestinian group.
A tenuous ceasefire between the two had failed to hold earlier this year, despite intervention and threats from Trump. The president had issued several ultimatums to Hamas to pause the fighting and release more hostages, in exchange for more aid to Gaza.
Earlier on Tuesday, Trump had expressed hope for an Israel-Hamas ceasefire by next week.