Israel endorses the Gaza Strip ceasefire proposal put forward by President Trump and his special envoy Steve Whitcoff, the White House said Thursday, confirming reports in the Israeli media.

U.S. presidential spokeswoman Caroline Levitt said the proposal has been sent to Hamas, which, as far as the U.S. side knows, has not yet accepted it.

“I can also confirm that discussions are ongoing and we hope that there will be a ceasefire in Gaza so that we can return all the hostages home,” she told reporters .

Meanwhile, Hamas had said earlier on Thursday that it was considering the U.S. side’s proposal

The spokeswoman declined to confirm reports in Saudi and Israeli media that the two sides had reached a 60-day ceasefire agreement and that Trump was ready to make an announcement. “If there is an announcement to be made, it will come from the White House – the president, myself or special envoy Whitcoff,” he said.

Meanwhile, Hamas had said earlier on Thursday that it was considering the US side’s proposal, but information on whether or not it accepted it is confused.

The Jerusalem Post reports that Hamas does not accept the framework proposed by Whitcoff as it stands and is asking for changes on specific points.

Hamas has not rejected the proposal, but has some hesitation about it. Indeed, a source with knowledge of the discussions told the Israeli newspaper that the proposal is “pro-Israeli” and that it does not guarantee that the war will end.

The proposal calls for all hostages (and bodies) to be returned to Israel within a week, leaving Hamas without a bargaining chip, he said.

It also stipulates that the two sides will negotiate the terms of a permanent ceasefire during the 60-day temporary truce. However, the proposal does not stipulate that if the talks are extended beyond 60 days, the temporary truce will be extended accordingly, according to the source.

The Israeli prime minister informed the families of the hostages still being held in Gaza of his acceptance of the proposal, Reuters reported.

Earlier, Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid called on the Israeli prime minister to immediately accept the new US proposal. “Israel must publicly and without delay accept the framework presented this morning by the American mediator,” Lapid wrote in a post on the X platform.

He even reminded Netanyahu that he has a “full safety net” from the opposition to support the approval of the plan, even in the event that ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich try to block it.