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Hamas says Israel’s reaction to truce proposal is negative

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A senior Hamas official said on Wednesday that Israel’s response to the group’s latest proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip made by the mediators, It was

Hamas says Israel’s reaction to truce proposal is negative

A senior Hamas official said on Wednesday that Israel’s response to the group’s latest proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip made by the mediators, It was negative.

“On Tuesday evening, our mediator brothers informed us of the position of the occupation on the proposal (…) it generally negative answer and does not respond to requirements (…) In fact, he is withdrawing the approval that he previously gave to the mediators,” Osama Hamdan said at a press conference in Beirut.

Osama Hamdan, Hamas spokesman, during a press conference in Beirut. Photo: Reuters.

He said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government were responsible for the failure of negotiations for the release of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners or a cessation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip.

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Ceasefire talks resumed this week in Qatar, but weeks of talks have so far failed to produce an agreement between Israel and Hamas that Washington hopes will ease the humanitarian crisis ravaging the Gaza Strip.

(Reuters)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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