US proposes 60-day ceasefire for Gaza; hostage-prisoner swap, plan shows

30/5/2025 14:50

A U.S. plan for Gaza seen by Reuters on Friday proposes a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages alive and dead in the first week, in exchange for the release of 1,236 Palestinian prisoners and the remains of 180 dead Palestinians.



The document, which says the plan is guaranteed by U.S. President Donald Trump and mediators Egypt and Qatar, includes sending humanitarian aid to Gaza as soon as Hamas signs off on the ceasefire agreement.



The aid will be delivered by the United Nations, the Red Crescent and other agreed channels.



On Thursday, the White House said Israel had agreed to the U.S. ceasefire proposal.



Israeli media said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the families of hostages held in Gaza that Israel had accepted the deal presented by President Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.



The Palestinian militant group Hamas told Reuters it was reviewing the plan and would respond on Friday or Saturday.



The U.S. plan provides for Hamas to release the last 30 of the 58 remaining Israeli hostages once a permanent ceasefire is in place. Israel will also cease all military operations in Gaza as soon as the truce takes effect, it shows.