‘Totally Unacceptable’: Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff Rejects Hamas Demands to US Ceasefire Proposal

With Israel being demonized by much of the European Union, South America, the UK, Canada, and others, Hamas is emboldened to reject ceasefire proposals from the U.S. Instead, Hamas responds with insane demands, including a ceasefire for 7 years. Such a ceasefire would allow Hamas to re-build, so that they can carry out another October 7th style attack against Israel again. Stop the futile negotiations with Hamas. Stop the appeasement of Hamas. Let Israel destroy Hamas and end this war once and for all.

Hamas monsters are given a seat at the table of human discourse and making demands. Were the Nazis given such respect and grace? What the hell is wrong with everyone?

I received the Hamas response to the United States’ proposal. It is totally unacceptable and only takes us backward.

Hamas should accept the framework proposal we put forward as the basis for proximity talks, which we can begin immediately this coming week.

That is the only…

— Office of the Special Envoy to the Middle East (@SE_MiddleEast) May 31, 2025

‘Totally unacceptable’: Trump envoy Steve Witkoff rejects Hamas response to US ceasefire proposal

Hamas said in a statement that under the deal, it will release 10 living hostages and 18 bodies in return for Israel’s release of a number of Palestinian prisoners.

Hours after Hamas said it has submitted its response on a ceasefire proposal presented by US to mediators, Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff slammed the Palestinian group terming the response as “totally unacceptable and only takes us backward”.

“Hamas should accept the framework proposal we put forward as the basis for proximity talks, which we can begin immediately this coming week,” Witkoff said. “That is the only way we can close a 60-day ceasefire deal in the coming days — one in which half of the living hostages and half of those who are deceased will come home to their families, and where substantive negotiations in good faith can take place to try to reach a permanent ceasefire.”