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Hamas pens letter to Trump asking for 60-day truce-hostage release deal in Gaza, source tells ToI
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHamas has written a letter to US President Donald Trump requesting that he guarantee a 60-day truce in Gaza in exchange for releasing half of the hostages it is holding, Fox News reports, citing a senior Trump administration official and a source involved in the negotiations.
A source familiar with the matter confirms the report to The Times of Israel.
According to the report, the letter is currently being held by Qatar and will be given to Trump later in the week.
A source tells Channel 12 news that Hamas has not signed the letter yet, but may do so in the coming days.
Qatar has put mediation efforts for a deal to free the remaining 48 hostages in Gaza on hold since Israel attempted to eliminate Hamas’s leadership in Doha earlier this month.
NEW: Hamas wrote a letter to President Trump asking him to personally guarantee a 60-day pause in Gaza in exchange for immediately releasing half of the hostages, Fox News has learned from a Senior Trump administration official and a second source directly involved in the talks. pic.twitter.com/GynGHGx2xB
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