Hamas submits its response to the mediators on the Witkoff proposal.

Hamas announced this evening that it had submitted its response to US envoy Steve Witkoff's latest proposal to the mediators.

The movement said in a press release: “After conducting a round of national consultations, and based on our high responsibility towards our people and their suffering, the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, today submitted its response to the latest proposal by US envoy Steve Witkoff to the mediating brothers, which aims to achieve a permanent ceasefire, a comprehensive withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, and ensure the flow of aid to our people and our families in the Strip.

Hamas added: "As part of this agreement, ten living occupation prisoners held by the resistance will be released, in addition to the handover of eighteen bodies, in exchange for an agreed-upon number of Palestinian prisoners."

Earlier, sources told Al-Ghad TV on Saturday that Hamas had submitted its response to the new proposal presented by US envoy Steve Witkoff regarding a truce in the Gaza Strip.

The sources added that the response included a timetable for handing over the Israeli detainees in three batches, as follows: 4 on the first day, 2 on the 30th day, and 4 on the 60th day.

The bodies of the dead will also be delivered in three batches: the first on the tenth day, the second on the thirtieth day, and the third on the fiftieth day.

The response also included demands to allow Gaza residents to travel and return through the Rafah crossing, in addition to other demands related to the withdrawal of the Israeli army and entering into negotiations aimed at reaching a permanent ceasefire agreement.

The sources indicated that Hamas submitted its response to the Egyptian and Qatari mediators.

Witkoff proposal

Hamas announced on Friday that it was engaging in consultations with Palestinian forces and factions to discuss a ceasefire proposal it received through international mediators.

US President Donald Trump said that a ceasefire agreement in Gaza is very close.

Al-Ghad TV exclusively published details of Witkoff's new ceasefire proposal for the Gaza Strip, which calls for the release of 10 living Israeli detainees and 18 bodies.

Al-Ghad sources added that the proposal also calls for a 60-day ceasefire, during which aid will enter via various vehicles, and Israeli forces will withdraw to agreed-upon withdrawal lines.

In exchange for the Israeli detainees, 125 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences, 1,111 prisoners from Gaza arrested after October 7, 2023, and 180 Palestinian bodies will be released.

According to Al-Ghad sources, the agreement includes American guarantees that negotiations will continue for 60 days until a permanent ceasefire is reached. The ceasefire will remain in effect after this period as long as negotiations continue positively.

Last Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel had agreed to accept Witkoff's proposal during a conversation with the families of the detainees.

Al-Ghad TV previously reported from exclusive sources that Hamas would respond positively to US envoy Steve Witkoff's proposal regarding Gaza, with some reservations.