Trump administration did not receive reported Hamas letter offering partial hostage release, Rubio says

Published September 23, 2025 3:38pm ET



Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed on Tuesday that he hasn’t seen a letter reportedly penned by Hamas that asked President Donald Trump to secure a 60-day ceasefire in exchange for half of the Israeli hostages remaining in Gaza.

“We haven’t seen the letter,” Rubio told Fox & Friends. “We don’t have that letter, and even if we did, it wouldn’t matter.”

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