The official spokesman for the US State Department, Matthew Miller, said on Monday that the US administration is awaiting Hamas’ response to the proposal presented by US President Joe Biden last Friday.

Miller said in his response to the question of the Al-Quds.com correspondent, regarding the ambiguity of the issue of the fact that the proposal is essentially an Israeli proposal, but there is approval and rejection within the Israeli ministry itself, and whether that in itself constitutes an obstacle to implementing the proposal: “It is a proposal.” Israeli, but we know that there are members of the Israeli government who do not want this agreement to be implemented.”

He added: "But we are confident that if Hamas accepts this proposal, Israel will accept it - it is its proposal."

He went on to say, "The ball is in Hamas' court, especially since this proposal is completely consistent with the agreement that Hamas had agreed to last May 6."

It is noteworthy that the Strategic Communications Advisor at the US National Security Council, John Kirby, said on Monday that Israel “was aware in advance of (President Joe) Biden’s intention to reveal the details of the new ceasefire proposal.”

Kirby added in a press conference that "the Israeli Foreign Minister (Yisrael Katz) himself admitted that the ceasefire proposal in Gaza is Israeli," noting that "Biden wanted to inform the world of the details of the Israeli proposal."

He explained, "The goal of Biden revealing the Israeli proposal is to impose international pressure on Hamas and (its leader Yahya) Sinwar to accept it."

Miller said that Blinken spoke to the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the UAE, Qatar and Egypt about the importance of dealing seriously and positively with the proposal announced by US President Joe Biden for a ceasefire and the release of hostages and detainees.

In turn, the five ministers issued a statement in which they said that they discussed, in a virtual meeting, on Monday, the mediation efforts undertaken by Egypt, Qatar, and the United States, to reach a deal for a permanent ceasefire, the release of hostages and detainees, and the entry of sufficient aid into Gaza.

The meeting stressed the need to stop the aggression against Gaza, end the humanitarian catastrophe, return the displaced to their areas, completely withdraw Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, and launch a reconstruction process within the framework of a comprehensive plan to implement the two-state solution, in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions, with specific timings and binding guarantees.

On Friday, May 31, US President Joe Biden revealed an Israeli plan consisting of three stages to end the war that has been going on in Gaza for about eight months.

The proposal announced by Biden, which he said was an Israeli proposal, consists of three stages:

The first phase - lasts six weeks, and includes a comprehensive ceasefire, with the withdrawal of Israeli forces from all populated areas in the Gaza Strip, with the Islamic Resistance Movement “Hamas” releasing a number of its Israeli detainees, in exchange for Israel releasing hundreds of Palestinians from Israeli prisons.

During this stage, Palestinian civilians will be able to return to their homes in all areas of Gaza, including the north. Humanitarian aid is also allowed to enter the Gaza Strip at a rate of 600 trucks per day.

For the second phase - during this phase, all remaining living detainees held by Hamas, including male soldiers, will be released, and Israeli forces will be withdrawn from Gaza, with the temporary ceasefire turning into a “permanent cessation of hostilities” if both parties fulfill their obligations.

The third phase - This phase witnesses the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. The remains of the remaining Israeli detainees who were killed are also being returned.

Biden stressed that the Israeli proposal he presented does not represent any threat to Israel's security because "Hamas' capabilities have been destroyed during the last eight months, and it is no longer capable of launching an attack similar to the one on October 7th."

It was noteworthy that Biden pointed to the possibility of Israeli obstacles to the proposal, saying: “Some parties in Israel will not agree with this plan, and will call for the continuation of this war indefinitely, and some of these parties are in the government coalition.”