U.S. President Donald Trump says we should know if Hamas will accept the latest framework for a ceasefire plan for Gaza in the next 24 hours. In a statement, Hamas said it will announce its decision after consultations with other Palestinian factions.

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A new ceasefire proposal for Gaza, supported by the United States, outlines a 60-day truce involving the phased release of hostages and Israeli withdrawals from northern and southern Gaza. The plan stipulates that eight of ten living hostages would be released on the first day, with the remaining two released on day 50, and the return of deceased hostages spread over the ceasefire period. In exchange, an unspecified number of Palestinian prisoners would be released.

Negotiations toward a permanent ceasefire would begin immediately if the proposal is accepted. U.S. President Donald Trump has committed to ensuring the ceasefire continues even if a comprehensive deal is not reached within 60 days. Hamas is currently consulting with other Palestinian factions and is expected to announce its decision soon. The outcome is seen as a critical step toward ending the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

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It is a 60-day ceasefire that includes the release of 10 living hostages and 18 deceased hostages in return for an unspecified number of Palestinian prisoners and detainees. What's different here specifically is the timeline by which those releases happen. In earlier proposals, the living hostages were released very quickly on day one and day seven. This is much more spread out, according to the details we have seen obtained from a source familiar with the negotiations. Eight of the 10 hostages come out on day one. The other two living hostages don't come out until day 50. And then in terms of the 18 deceased hostages, they begin coming out at the end of the first week and the last eight of those come out on day 60, so right at the end of the negotiations there. Crucially, on day one, there's also the immediate beginning of negotiations toward a permanent ceasefire. There's an Israeli withdrawal from northern Gaza on day one, an Israeli withdrawal from parts of southern Gaza on day seven. And in terms of what that withdrawal looks like, that's part of what are called proximity talks. That's the next stage here if Hamas accepts the proposal on the table. And what that means is you'd have Hamas and Israel effectively in the same building, either in Doha or in Cairo, and you have negotiators shuttling back and forth to hammer out the last few details. So there are still steps here, even if we hear a message from Hamas that they have accepted the proposal. In terms of what the hostage releases would look like, there is a commitment here that there wouldn't be the sort of Hamas ceremony or fanfare that we saw in the last releases. And there is also, according to what we have learned from a source familiar with these negotiations, a promise from President Donald Trump to make sure that the ceasefire continues, even if there isn't a comprehensive deal, by the end of the 60 days. And that's crucial here because that's what Hamas has been looking for, something to get this beyond just 60 days, if negotiations fall apart, and make sure that a temporary ceasefire leads to a permanent end to the war. That's been their key demand that, effectively, until now, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to agree to. But of course, a lot has shifted since the Israel-Iran conflict and the conclusion of that, successfully from Israel's perspective. In terms of on the ground here, we saw a protest or rally outside the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv today, July 4th, Independence Day. This had hostage families pointing out and looking at Trump as one of the only people, perhaps the only person, that can bring about the successful closure of a ceasefire and the release of the remaining hostages. So it is a critical moment here, Becky. I dare say there is perhaps more optimism right now than there has been in a very, very long time, a half a year or so, but crucially, everybody now, negotiators, Israel, U.S., is waiting on Hamas' response.

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