President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu have said they believe a 60-day deal to return half the hostages and a temporary ceasefire in Gaza will happen soon.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a controversial U.S.-backed aid distribution initiative supported by Israel, is currently the primary method for Palestinians in devastated Gaza to access supplies in designated spots after Israel lifted its aid blockade in mid-May.

Israel 's offensive, which began after Hamas killed around 1,200 people and took 250 hostage on October 7, 2023, has resulted in the deaths of more than 57,000 civilians, the majority of whom were women and children, according to Hamas-run Gaza's health ministry.

New details have emerged of the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal submitted by mediators to Hamas, while Israel has sent a negotiating team to Qatar ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s White House visit.

Hamas has warned that no Israeli hostages would be released without Israel making a "serious deal" with the group and that it will determine the terms.Newsweek has reached out to the Israeli Prime Minister's office and the U.

US President Donald Trump has voiced confidence that a ceasefire deal in Gaza could be agreed this week after Hamas announced that it had “submitted a positive response” to a proposal for a 60-day truce with Israel.

The 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel in June 2025 saw the United States intervene by striking three Iranian nuclear sites before brokering a ceasefire. While the pause still left high tensions between the two warring Middle East countries,