Israel has accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal from US President Donald Trump, Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar says.

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

 A man carries the shrouded body of a child during the funeral of Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli strikes, according to medics, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Sept 8, 2025. — Reuters/Dawoud Abu Alkas
A man carries the shrouded body of a child during the funeral of Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli strikes, according to medics, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Sept 8, 2025. — Reuters/Dawoud Abu Alkas

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