Hamas has shown willingness to consider a U.S.-brokered 60-day ceasefire with Israel, but demands a full withdrawal and permanent end to the war, as diplomatic talks intensify in Cairo and Trump prepares to meet Netanyahu.

Hamas has expressed a willingness to consider a ceasefire with Israel but has stopped short of formally accepting a U.S.-brokered 60-day truce proposed by President Donald Trump, who announced that Israel has agreed to the deal’s terms and urged Hamas to respond swiftly to avoid further escalation.

The proposed agreement, outlined by Trump on Tuesday, includes a partial Israeli military withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the facilitation of increased humanitarian aid, and the potential release of hostages held by Hamas. The U.S. President described the offer as the best possible path towards ending the ongoing conflict and warned that the opportunity for peace may not present itself again under similar terms.

“I hope, for the good of the Middle East, that Hamas takes this deal, because it will not get better – it will only get worse,” Trump said during a briefing ahead of a scheduled meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House next week.

While Israel has accepted the framework in principle, Hamas has maintained that it will only agree to a ceasefire if it includes a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and a permanent end to hostilities—conditions which Israel has consistently rejected unless Hamas agrees to disarm and relinquish power, including going into exile.

A senior Hamas delegation is currently holding discussions in Cairo with Egyptian and Qatari mediators to review the proposal and assess potential adjustments. The talks come amid continued Israeli airstrikes in northern and central Gaza and a deepening humanitarian crisis, with civilians facing shortages of food, water, and medical supplies.

U.S. officials say Hamas’s central command structure has been significantly weakened over the nearly 21-month conflict, but the group remains capable of mounting deadly resistance against Israeli forces. The Biden administration has offered its support for renewed peace efforts while urging both sides to show flexibility in the interests of long-term stability in the region.

The outcome of the talks in Cairo and the upcoming White House meeting could prove pivotal in determining whether the latest diplomatic push succeeds in securing a temporary ceasefire—possibly paving the way for broader negotiations toward ending one of the region’s longest-running conflicts.