WH: U.S. And Israel Have Submitted A Ceasefire Proposal To Hamas
Karoline Leavitt: “I can confirm that Special Envoy Witkoff and the resident submitted a ceasefire proposal to Hamas that Israel backed and supported…We hope that a ceasefire in Gaza will take place so we can return all of the hostages home.”
REPORTER: Some local Israeli media is reporting that Prime Minister Netanyahu told hostage families that he’s accepted A 60-day truce offer. So can you confirm, have Israel and Hamas agreed to a truce? karoline leavitt, white houseI can confirm that Special Envoy Witkoff and the president submitted a ceasefire proposal to Hamas that Israel backed and supported. Israel signed off on this proposal before it was sent to Hamas. I can also confirm that those discussions are continuing. And we hope that a ceasefire in Gaza will take place so we can return all of the hostages home, and that’s been a priority from this administration from the beginning. I won’t comment further as we are in the midst of this right now. REPORTER: You don’t know if Hamas has accepted it yet? KAROLINE LEAVITT, WHITE HOUSE: Not to my knowledge, but certainly if that becomes the case and the ceasefire goes into effect, you’ll hear it directly from myself, the president, or special envoy Witkoff.
