Hamas will tell US President Donald Trump that it is willing to release half of the remaining 48 hostages in exchange for a 60-day ceasefire guarantee, a source told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.
The letter containing the proposal has not yet been sent to Trump, but was also reported by Fox News's Chief Foreign Correspondent, Trey Yingst.
The letter reportedly states that as long as negotiations for a permanent end to the war continue, the ceasefire will continue.
Yingst reported on the letter, citing a senior Trump administration official and a second source directly involved in the negotiations.
According to the Fox News correspondent, the letter is currently with the Qataris and is expected to be delivered to Trump later this week.
The Hamas proposal comes as Israel engages in Gideon's Chariots II, the operation to sieze control of Gaza City, Hamas's final stronghold in the Gaza Strip. Already, over half of the city's population of one million has evacuated the area.
Separate proposal for 12 hostages for a two-month ceasefire
A separate proposal was reported the same day by the Saudi source Al-Arabiya for the release of 12 hostages, 10 living and the bodies of two American hostages, in exchange for a two-month ceasefire and the entry of humanitarian aid.
The proposal has not yet received a response from Hamas or Israel, the report said.
It also comes weeks away from the two-year anniversary of the October 7 massacre in 2023, when Hamas and other terrorists, as well as Gazan civilians, invaded southern Israel, killing some 1,200 people and kidnapping hundreds of others.