An American proposal to end the war in Gaza.. What's new about it?

U.S. President Donald Trump stated early this Monday that the Israelis have accepted the terms of his proposal regarding a potential prisoner exchange and ceasefire in Gaza, and it is now Hamas's turn to agree.

Trump spoke about the possibility of reaching an agreement soon that would end the war in Gaza based on one of the proposals, issuing what he described as "the last warning" to Hamas regarding the consequences of rejecting the new proposal.

One of the terms of the new proposal stipulates that Israel halt its military operation aimed at occupying the city of Gaza.

Axios news site reported that U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Wittekov sent a new proposal to the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) last week, which appears to be the new offer revealed by Trump today.

The American site quoted two sources stating that the new proposal includes a comprehensive solution for the release of all prisoners in exchange for ending the war in Gaza.

Axios noted that the new proposal aims to find a diplomatic solution before the Israeli military operation to occupy the city of Gaza.

According to the official broadcasting authority and Channel 12 in Israel, the new American proposal includes fundamental changes compared to previous initiatives, including last month's proposal, and its terms are as follows: the release of all Israeli prisoners in Gaza, numbering 48, including 20 alive and the bodies of 28 deceased, on the first day of implementing the deal.

In return, hundreds of Palestinian prisoners with long sentences will be released, along with thousands of other detainees.

Halting the "Gideon 2" operation, which the Israeli army launched its initial phases at the beginning of September to fully occupy the city of Gaza.

Opening a new negotiation track personally managed by Trump to reach an agreement that completely ends the war.

Hamas stated last night that it received some ideas from the American side through intermediaries to reach an agreement for a ceasefire.

The movement added—in a statement—that it is ready to sit immediately at the negotiating table to discuss the release of all prisoners in exchange for a clear declaration to end the war, a complete withdrawal from the sector, and the formation of a committee to manage the sector by independent Palestinians that will commence its work immediately.

The movement conditioned in its statement a guarantee of Israel's public and explicit commitment to what will be agreed upon so that past experiences of reneging on agreements do not recur.

On the other hand, sources close to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that he is seriously considering a proposal from the U.S. president to return all Israeli prisoners.

The previous proposal on August 18 included a new proposal from intermediaries to conclude an agreement for a prisoner exchange and ceasefire.

This proposal stipulated a two-month truce and a phased exchange of prisoners leading to negotiations for a final agreement to end the war.

Hamas agreed to the proposal, but Israel did not respond to it, effectively rejecting it by imposing conditions that included security control over Gaza and disarming Hamas.

At that time, the spokesperson for the Qatari Foreign Ministry, Majed Al-Ansari, stated that the proposal approved by Hamas includes a pathway to a permanent ceasefire.

According to sources, the proposal included the following: a 60-day truce during which negotiations would take place for a comprehensive end to the war.

During the ceasefire, the Israeli army will reposition itself to allow aid to enter the Gaza Strip.

The release of 8 living Israeli prisoners at the beginning of the truce.

Exchanging 10 living Israeli prisoners and 18 bodies for 1,700 Palestinian prisoners, including 45 serving life sentences and 15 with long sentences.

The release of two additional prisoners on the 50th day of the truce, and similarly, the bodies of the deceased Israelis will be gradually released.

Of the 1,700 Palestinian prisoners included in the proposed agreement, 1,500 are Gaza prisoners who were arrested by the occupation after October 7, 2023.