Trump assures that an agreement on a truce in Gaza is « very close », Israel threatens to destroy Hamas – Liberation

An agreement for a cease-fire in Gaza is « Very close »said Donald Trump this Friday, May 30, after Israel pushed Hamas to accept the proposal supported by the United States. « They are very close to an agreement on Gaza »Trump told journalists at a press conference in the White House Oval Office. “We will inform you during the day or maybe tomorrow (Saturday). We are likely to get there. « 

A little earlier, Israel had summoned the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas to accept The US truce proposal in Gaza and release of the hostages selected since the attack October 7, 2023, under penalty of« Be destroyed ».

In the evening, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the army was pursuing operations « With all its strength » all in « Evacuating the local population from each combat zone ». « The murderers of Hamas will now have to choose: accept the terms of The Witkoff agreement for the release of hostages – or be destroyed ”said Katz in reference to the Proposal of the truce of the American emissary for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.

« Today, a group of armed individuals has taken over the warehouses of a country hospital in Deir El-Balah, plundering large quantities of medical equipment, supplies, drugs and food supplements intended for children suffering from malnutrition »said the spokesman for the UN secretary general, Stéphane Dujarric.

Negotiations on a ceasefire aimed at ending the war triggered by the attack on Hamas in Israel on October 7, 2023-leading to the death of 1,218 people on the Israeli side, mostly civilians, according to a statement by AFP established from official data-have not yet been resulted since the resumption of fights in mid-March, at the initiative of Israel, month. Thursday evening, the spokesperson for the White House, Karoline Leavitt, announced that a new American cease-fire proposal was approved by Israel. A little later, Bassem Naïm, one of the leaders in exile of Hamas, had told AFP that this proposal did not respond to the requests of the movement, insofar as it « Means, in essence, the perpetuation of the occupation, the continuation of the murders and the famine ».

According to a source close to Hamas, the movement deplores the absence of guarantees on the continuation of discussions during the truce, in order to reach a permanent ceasefire. Hamas said on Friday that it was leading « Consultations with Palestinian forces and factions » About the proposal « Transmitted by Witkoff through mediators ».

On the ground, the civil defense of Gaza indicated that 45 people had been killed on Friday in Israeli attacks across Palestinian territory. In total, more than 54,000 people have lost their life in the enclave since October 2023.