Hamas has informed mediators that it will stick to its original proposal for a comprehensive ceasefire, which includes the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and the return of displaced Palestinians.
A senior Hamas official announced that Israel negatively responded to Hamas’s latest Gaza ceasefire proposal, as conveyed by mediators on Tuesday. Osama Hamdan attributed the failure to negotiate a hostage release for Palestinian prisoners and to stop the fighting in Gaza to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government. Despite resumed talks in Qatar, weeks of negotiations have not yet resulted in an agreement between Israel and Hamas to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.