Report: US vowed not to let Israel resume war after truce

Sources claim Trump administration guaranteed Arab powers brokering Gaza talks that the US will not permit Israel to resume war on Hamas after 60-day ceasefire.

By World Israel News Staff

The United States has vowed to Arab states brokering Gaza talks between Israel and Hamas that once a ceasefire deal is reached, Israel will not be permitted to resume hostilities against Hamas, two officials claimed.

On Wednesday, The Times of Israel published a report citing an Arab diplomat and a second unnamed source who claimed that the Trump administration has told mediators involved in the indirect talks in Doha, Qatar, that a ceasefire deal will serve as a de facto end to the war in Gaza.

While the proposal currently under discussion, which calls for a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 of the 50 remaining hostages – including 10 living captives and the remains of 18 dead hostages – includes no explicit provision mandating the end of the war, it does call for the two sides to use the truce to enter into talks for a permanent ceasefire.

According to Wednesday’s report, the U.S. has promised that Israel will not be allowed to return to fighting Hamas in Gaza after the 60-day ceasefire, even if a final agreement has not yet been reached, effectively guaranteeing an end to the war.

Hamas has demanded in the past that any new hostage deal include a permanent ceasefire, a condition Israel has refused.

The reported American assurance is intended to remove one of the final barriers to an agreement.

The other major disagreement stems from the extent of an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza as part of a truce.

While Israel is estimated to currently control approximately 65% of the Strip, the IDF would redeploy its ground forces in the event of a ceasefire.

Hamas has insisted that Israel pull back to the lines established by the January ceasefire, which were maintained until its breakdown on March 2.

Israel has reportedly pushed to retain control over key strategic areas in Gaza, including the Morag Corridor, which separates the southern Gaza cities of Rafah and Khan Yunis.

The Israeli negotiating team in Qatar recently submitted a revised map of Israel’s proposed redeployment in Gaza, which, according to the Arab diplomat cited in Wednesday’s report, had brought the two sides closer to a deal.

The Netanyahu government is under increasing pressure both from abroad and at home to end the war against Hamas.

President Donald Trump has publicly voiced his desire to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza that would lead to an end to the war. Over the past month, Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has repeatedly called for an end the war.