The American president proposed a plan to release all 48 hostages within a day, but Hamas had already raised difficulties, claiming that this would be difficult and complicated to implement."There are hostages who were killed in places that require the IDF to cease fire so that they can be rescued from under the rubble," they said. They later also expressed reservations about the plan's reference to the IDF's withdrawal and the opening of the Rafah crossing.

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US President Donald Trump's new proposal for a hostage deal

, in which all 48 will be released on the first day, Hamas officials claimed today (Monday) that"it is impossible to release all the living and dead hostages in one fell swoop on the first day of the ceasefire." In an interview with the Saudi "Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat" they noted that they also told the mediators this, and explained:"There are hostages who were killed in places that require the IDF to cease fire, so that they can be rescued from under the rubble or from the places where they were buried."

Israel is "considering" Trump's offer, Hamas has already raised difficulties (Photo: Alex Kolomoisky, REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov, Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP, Bashar TALEB / AFP, Carlos Osorio/AP)

The sources noted that the terrorist organization is willing to release "a number of live hostages on the first day," and another large number of live and dead hostages on another day to be agreed upon by the parties. They firmly argued that this is not"evasion or a precondition for negotiations," and said that "it is necessary to create field conditions that allow free action to rescue the hostages from the places where they were buried or from under the rubble."

According to the sources, the ideas that are now emerging as part of the attempts to kick-start the negotiations do attempt to resolve the differences and"reach a formula for a comprehensive deal that will fulfill everyone's demands - in a way that is also consistent with the promise to finally end the war." They noted that there are clear guarantees regarding the Israeli withdrawal, which they say will include a withdrawal to the lines agreed upon in January as a start, and then during the negotiations to end the war - which Trump himself guaranteed - there will be a gradual withdrawal from the various parts of the Strip.

However, the sources claimed that the proposal that was raised does not concern the IDF's withdrawal from some of the important routes, including the Philadelphia route, nor the process of opening the Rafah crossing to the movement of people in both directions. In conclusion, the sources said that the Hamas terrorist organization informed the mediating countries:"We are open to any agreement that will ensure the end of the war, and in all possible ways."

The proposal put forward by Trump includes, as stated, the release of all 48 hostages on the first day, in exchange for thousands of terrorists - and the cancellation of Operation"Gideon's Chariots II" to take over Gaza City. Following this, according to the proposal, negotiations will be opened to end the war under American management, as long as it continues, Israel will not be able to resume fighting in the Gaza Strip. The prime minister's entourage responded to the new outline, stating last night that"Israel is considering President Trump's proposal very seriously, Hamas will probably continue its refusal."

Among the thousands of terrorists who are to be released under the latest proposal, there will also be hundreds who have been sentenced to life in prison. If the proposal is accepted, the negotiations to end the war will deal with the root of the dispute: the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip. On the one hand, Israel demands that the Gaza Strip be demilitarized and have freedom of action and a perimeter along the border. On the other hand, Hamas is still demanding a complete withdrawal of IDF forces - and it is unlikely that they will agree to a proposal in which they will lose their main levers of pressure on the first day of negotiations.

The US sent a message to Hamas: Agree to a comprehensive deal, and in return we will be more active in the effort to end the war - or there will be a significant Israeli operation in Gaza. Israel was involved in the proposal in real time, and officials in Jerusalem even said:"If Hamas refuses, it will give us legitimacy for the operation."

Trump himself addressed this last night, threatening Hamas and, among other things, saying that Israel had in fact given its consent to the outline - despite Netanyahu's words that he was only"considering" it. According to Trump,"Everybody wants the hostages home, everybody wants the war to end. The Israelis accepted my offer and it's time for Hamas to do the same. I warned Hamas of the consequences if it doesn't agree, and this is my last warning. There won't be another one."