{"id":2440050,"date":"2025-05-28T17:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T21:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-makes-cease-fire-announcement-after-israel-deals-a-crushing-blow\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T17:53:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T21:53:53","slug":"hamas-makes-cease-fire-announcement-after-israel-deals-a-crushing-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-makes-cease-fire-announcement-after-israel-deals-a-crushing-blow\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas Makes Cease-Fire Announcement After Israel Deals a Crushing Blow"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhamas-makes-cease-fire-announcement-after-israel-deals-a-crushing-blow%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2440050&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Hamas has announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >cease-fire framework agreement<\/a> with Israel, though israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated his commitment to continuing military operations until Hamas is defeated and all hostages are released. The agreement proposed by Hamas includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boris-johnson-among-thousands-marching-against-anti-semitism-in-london\/\" title=\"Boris Johnson joins London&#039;s anti-Semitism march\">permanent cease-fire<\/a>, withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, and the establishment of a governing committee comprised of Palestinian technocrats, alongside the release of hostages. However, there are still disagreements, with Netanyahu favoring only a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fastest-growing-refugee-crisis-in-europe-since-world-war-ii-more-than-1-5-million-have-fled-ukraine-since-russian-invasion\/\" title=\"\u2018Fastest Growing Refugee Crisis In Europe Since World War II\u2019: More Than 1.5 Million Have Fled Ukraine Since Russian Invasion\">temporary cease-fire<\/a> while demanding more thorough conditions. the situation remains tense, with U.S. involvement projected to facilitate negotiations, indicating some optimism about reaching a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arab-neighbors-egypt-and-jordan-reject-gaza-refugees-that-is-a-red-line\/\" title=\"Egypt and Jordan refuse to accept ... refugees, considering it a non-negotiable boundary.\">long-term resolution<\/a> to the conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hamas claimed Wednesday that it has reached an agreement on the general framework for a cease-fire with Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/netanyahu-quietly-gave-trump-single-coolest-gift-us-president-ever-gotten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> confirmed the killing of Hamas&rsquo;s Gaza leader, Mohammed Sinwar.<\/p>\n<p>Sinwar took over Hamas last October after his brother, Yahya Sinwar &mdash; who had masterminded the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks &mdash; was killed in Gaza, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/gaza\/hamas-gaza-chief-mohammed-sinwar-killed-netanyahu-says-yahya-israel-rcna209427\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the Knesset, Netanyahu said, &ldquo;We eliminated Mohammad Deif, Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Sinwar.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Israel killed Deif, who was in charge of Hamas&rsquo;s military wing before Yahya Sinwar, last summer.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Prime Minister Netanyahu confirms from the Knesset stage, &ldquo;We eliminated Muhammad Sinwar&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tmkMxMu1Sw\">pic.twitter.com\/tmkMxMu1Sw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#1492;&#1512;&#1491;&#1488;&#1512; The Radar (@haradar10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/haradar10\/status\/1927715947017556264?\">May 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the last two days, we have been in a dramatic turn towards a complete defeat of Hamas,&rdquo; he said, according to NBC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/hamas-claims-it-reached-deal-with-witkoff-on-general-framework-for-ceasefire-waiting-final-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times of Israel<\/a> reported Wednesday that Hamas says it has reached the &ldquo;general framework&rdquo; of an agreement for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-hamas-cease-fire-leads-to-13-hostages-being-released\/\" title=\"13 ... were released following the ...-... ...\">cease-fire deal<\/a> with Witkoff.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hamas says in a statement that the framework it has approved would secure a &lsquo;permanent cease-fire,&rsquo; the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, the flow of humanitarian aid and a committee of independent Palestinian technocrats assuming governing control over the Strip instead of Hamas, once the agreement is announced,&rdquo; the outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>The deal includes the release of 10 living Israeli hostages, along with an unspecified number of bodies of dead hostages for an &ldquo;an agreed-upon number of Palestinian prisoners, who are guaranteed by the mediators,&rdquo; according to Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>However, Netanyahu has said he would only agree to a temporary cease-fire and would resume military operations in Gaza until Hamas is destroyed, all hostages are freed, and Gazans are relocated, as President Donald Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-expands-gaza-plans-no-us-troops-needed-stability-reign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proposed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are 58 remaining hostages, around 20 of whom are believed to be alive, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/defense-news\/article-855766\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Jerusalem Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With Trump by his side, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steven Witkoff said at the White House Wednesday, &ldquo;I think that we are on the precipice of sending out a new term sheet that hopefully will be delivered later on today. The president is going to review it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I have some very good feelings about getting to a long-term resolution &mdash; temporary cease-fire and a long-term resolution, a peaceful resolution &mdash; of that conflict,&rdquo; Witkoff said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveWitkoff?\">@SteveWitkoff<\/a> on Gaza: &ldquo;I think that we are on the precipice of sending out a new term sheet that hopefully will be delivered later on today&hellip; I have some very good feelings about getting to a long-term resolution &mdash; temporary ceasefire.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cg4wNeNBsh\">pic.twitter.com\/Cg4wNeNBsh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1927765546973421614?\">May 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/breaking-news\/article-855774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>, &ldquo;The new proposal is based on discussions held in Washington in recent days between Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and Witkoff, as well as talks conducted by Bishara Bahbah in Qatar with senior Hamas officials.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sources familiar with the details told the&nbsp;Post: &ldquo;There is a sense that a deal can be reached. Gaps remain, but they are bridgeable, and therefore, there is cautious optimism that the talks will conclude successfully.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also confirmed the death of Hamas&#8217;s Gaza leader, Mohammed Sinwar, who assumed leadership last October following the death of his brother, Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the October 7 attacks. In remarks to the Knesset, Netanyahu stated, &#8220;We eliminated Mohammad Deif, Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Sinwar.&#8221; Israel had previously killed Deif last summer when he was leading Hamas&#8217;s military wing before Yahya Sinwar took over. <\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu emphasized that recent developments indicate a significant shift towards defeating Hamas completely. According to reports from The Times of Israel and NBC News, Hamas claims its proposed cease-fire framework includes a permanent cessation of hostilities and withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza while allowing humanitarian aid to flow in. It also suggests an independent Palestinian committee would take control over Gaza instead of Hamas once an agreement is finalized.<\/p>\n<p>The deal reportedly involves releasing ten living Israeli hostages along with some deceased hostages&#8217; remains in exchange for an agreed number of Palestinian prisoners. However, Netanyahu has expressed his willingness only for a temporary cease-fire until all hostages are freed and military operations continue against Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, there are 58 remaining hostages; around 20 are believed to be alive. U.S. Special Envoy Steven Witkoff mentioned at the White House that they are close to finalizing new terms for peace negotiations after discussions held recently in Washington and Qatar with senior Hamas officials.<\/p>\n<p>Sources indicate cautious optimism about reaching an agreement despite existing gaps in negotiations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2440051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Witkoff-with-Trump-on-Hamas-Israel-deal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[26720,5237,50400,4671,32726],"class_list":["post-2440050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cease-fire","tag-conflict","tag-hamas-2","tag-israel","tag-middle-east"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Witkoff-with-Trump-on-Hamas-Israel-deal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2440050"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2440054,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440050\/revisions\/2440054"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2440051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2440050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2440050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2440050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}