Officials in U.S. President Donald Trump's administration addressed his announcement that Israel had agreed to the "necessary conditions" for a 60-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, clarifying in a conversation with CNN that "Hamas still needs to agree." According to the report, the proposal was finalized in recent days after months of behind-the-scenes efforts led by Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Whitcroft. An American source who spoke with CNN noted that the new version, which the Qataris worked on, attempted to address "Hamas's concerns about the previous proposal."
