Israel has accepted Trump's Gaza ceasefire proposal, foreign minister says

AL-Monitor
Sep 8, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar attends a press conference with the Danish Foreign Minister(not pictured) in Jerusalem September 7, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard/via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar attends a press conference with the Danish Foreign Minister(not pictured) in Jerusalem September 7, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard/via REUTERS/File Photo — Ida Marie Odgaard

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel has accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal from U.S President Donald Trump, Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday.

Speaking at a press conference with his Hungarian counterpart in Budapest, Saar said that Israel was ready to accept a full deal ending the war that would include the release of hostages and Hamas laying down its arms.

(Reporting by Alexander Cornwell, Writing by Ahmed ElimamEditing by Gareth Jones)