Gaza, from Netanyahu OK to US proposal. Hamas: "We are not satisfied".
The US proposes a 60-day ceasefire agreement with Hamas, involving the release of 9 hostages and 18 kidnapped bodies
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly accepted the proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip presented by US envoy Steve Witkoff. This was reported by the Israeli media. Israel 'endorsed and supported' Donald Trump's proposed truce plan for Gaza, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said. Netanyahu reportedly also communicated his decision to the families of the hostages; Hamas also confirmed that it had received the proposal and was studying it.
The chief negotiator of Hamas, Khalil al-Hayya, will hold a press conference at 9 p.m. local time - 8 p.m. in Italy - to comment on the American proposal.
The new US proposal for a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas would provide for the release of nine live hostages - one less than the previous offer - and 18 bodies of abductees, according to several Jewish media reports, including the Times of Israel.
According to the rumours, the hostages would be released in two groups within a week - without specifying if and how many Palestinian prisoners would be freed - and Israel would commit to a 60-day truce, during which negotiations to end the war would take place.
Should no agreement be reached at the end of this period, Israel would have the option of resuming the fighting or extending the ceasefire in exchange for more hostages,

