This has been the case for a long time and it seems not much has changed even after 18 months of fighting that have decimated Hamas and destroyed much of Gaza. Yesterday, Hamas dismissed Israel’s latest offer of a ceasefire and another hostage/prisoner exchange because it included a demand that they disarm. The very first hostage who would have been released under this plan is a US citizen.
Hamas is rejecting a new Israeli proposal to pause the war in Gaza, free more Israeli hostages and negotiate the disarmament of Palestinian militant groups in Gaza, a Hamas official told NPR.
The Hamas official spoke on condition of anonymity because the group had not yet presented its formal response to ceasefire mediators…
Israel’s latest ceasefire proposal presented to Hamas included a willingness to negotiate a permanent end of the war, but on condition of a new…
