The U.S. President said Israel “agreed to the necessary conditions to finalize” a 60-day ceasefire, “during which time we will work with all parties to end the war.”

JERUSALEM/CAIRO - U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was expected to arrive in Israel on Thursday in a bid to salvage Gaza ceasefire talks and tackle a humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave, where a global hunger monitor has warned that famine was unfolding.

Israel says it has received Hamas’s latest ceasefire proposal, with an official calling it “workable”, although no details were confirmed. An Israeli source familiar with ceasefire talks said Israel was studying the proposal for the Gaza Strip. Hamas confirmed sending a response to mediators in an statement early on Thursday.