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Hamas says it received some ideas on Gaza ceasefire from Americans

Iran Press TV

Monday, 08 September 2025 2:47 AM

Hamas says it has received some new ideas from the American side through mediators on how to reach a ceasefire in Gaza.

The movement said on Sunday that it welcomes any step that helps the efforts made to stop the Israeli aggression.

Hamas also reiterated its readiness to immediately sit at the negotiating table to discuss the release of all prisoners in exchange for a permanent end to the war.

The movement stressed that any agreement should also include a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, and the formation of an independent Palestinian committee to run the territory.

Hamas added that Israel must also give guarantees that it would commit to what will be agreed upon, in order to prevent the repetition of past experiences.

"The last of these was the agreement presented by the mediators to the movement based on an American proposal, which the movement approved in Cairo on 18/8/2025, and the 'Israeli' occupation has not responded to it until now, but rather continued its massacres and ethnic cleansing," Hamas said.

The movement noted that it remains in constant contact with mediators to develop these ideas into a comprehensive agreement that would meet the demands of the Palestinian people.

In a statement on Saturday, Hamas reaffirmed its adherence to the ceasefire agreement proposed by mediators on August 18, along with other Palestinian factions.

The proposed deal followed negotiations between Hamas, Egyptian, and Qatari officials that had been taking place in Cairo last month.

According to Egyptian sources, the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal agreed by Hamas included a suspension of attacks for 60 days and could be seen as a path to reach a comprehensive deal to end the nearly two-year-long genocidal war that has killed at least 64,455 Palestinians.

During the period of suspension, Palestinian abductees held illegally in Israeli jails would be exchanged in return for half of the 20 remaining living Israeli captives held in Gaza.

However, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Israel is no longer interested in part deals, saying it will only agree to end the war if Hamas releases all of the captives at once, "disarms," and "allows for the demilitarisation of Gaza."

Israel's minister of military affairs, Israel Katz, warned Hamas to accept Israel's conditions or see Gaza City "become like Rafah and Beit Hanoun," both of which have been devastated by Israeli forces' heavy bombardment and ground assaults.

The Israeli cabinet voted on August 8 for an illegal plan to occupy Gaza City and launch a ground assault there. Since then, about 1,100 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza City alone.

The Israeli regime has continued its efforts to seize Gaza City and displace nearly a million Palestinians to concentration zones in the south, as its forces advance deeper into the largest urban area of the blockaded territory.