cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/35880757
Jeremy Scahill and Jawa Ahmad
Sep 08, 2025A five-point summary outlining U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal for a Gaza ceasefire was delivered to Hamas by mediators over the weekend. Trump has characterized the ultimatum as the final offer to the Palestinian resistance movement before Israel accelerates its campaign to enact the total destruction of the Gaza Strip.
The brief, approximately 100-word document, presented in Arabic and obtained by Drop Site, is titled, “The Main Proposal.” The full text and English translation is at the bottom of this article.
The outline, which contains sparse details, states that, within 48 hours of accepting the ultimatum, Hamas and other resistance groups would release all Israeli captives, living and deceased. In return, Israel would free an unspecified number of “Palestinian prisoners sentenced to life and detainees from Gaza” within 48 hours.
I guarantee you that this is just to say he said something. And as much as I want the hostages returned, without international pressure I cannot say it would be wise. IMO Trump’s personal (dumbass) plan is “If I get Hamas to return the hostages, I bet I could finish bombing the place without anyone caring and pave it for my next resort,” because deadass I’m 100% convinced that’s the only way Bibi would EVER even play along.