President Donald Trump said Tuesday in a Truth Social post that Israel had accepted his administration’s proposals for a ceasefire in Gaza — and that Hamas should take the deal, because it won’t get better for them.

White House officials had met this week with former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer, who serves as Israel’s strategic affairs minister and advises Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on foreign policy.

Israel and the U.S. are said to be working on a comprehensive peace proposal that will end the war and see the return of the remaining 50 hostages — 30 dead, 20 living — as well as broader regional peace agreements.

Netanyahu has been preparing his public for peace — and more Israelis are speaking out about the need to end the war, which has lasted since Hamas invaded Israel and murdered 1,200 people on October 7, 2023.

Hamas is the sticking point. It has refused previous ceasefire proposals because it does not want to agree to be removed from power, and wants to continue enjoying the leverage that its Israeli hostages have given it.

If Hamas refuses, it is likely that Israel will continue fighting the remnants of Hamas — possibly at a terrible price, since the last Hamas holdouts in Gaza are also likely holding the last Israeli hostages as human shields.

Netanyahu is due in Washington early next week for meetings that could presage a ceasefire deal to come.

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