Indirect talks between Israel and terrorist-stamped Hamas are underway in Qatar's capital Doha. An American proposal for a 60-day ceasefire – in exchange for half of the living and half of the dead hostages still being held in Gaza – is on the table.
We will probably have a 60-day ceasefire. Get out the first round and then use the 60 days to try to negotiate an end to this, says Netanyahu to Newsmax on the fourth day of his US visit.
And this can end tomorrow – today, if Hamas lays down its arms.
If there is a 60-day pause, the time will be used to negotiate a permanent end to the war, Netanyahu said earlier in a video message.
An absolute requirement from Israel's side is that Hamas ceases to be a governing and military force in Gaza.
Hamas announced on Wednesday that they are ready to release ten living hostages. But the organization opposes Israel's expansion of its military presence in Gaza and also wants a free flow of humanitarian aid and "real guarantees" for a sustainable peace.
Around 50 hostages taken during Hamas' terror attack on October 7, 2023, are still in Gaza, confirms Netanyahu.
We have 50 left: 20 definitely alive and around 30 who do not live, and I want to get them all out, he says.
