The Hamas terror group stated early Tuesday morning that Israel’s proposal for a ceasefire-hostage deal transferred by Qatari, Egyptian and US mediators is “intransigent” and does not meet the demands of Palestinian factions.
Nevertheless, despite the “Israeli refusal,” Hamas said that its leaders will review the proposal and send its response to mediators.
However, on Monday a Hamas official told Reuters that the terror group has rejected the proposal.”We reject the latest Israeli proposals that the Egyptian side informed us of,” he said. “The politburo met today and decided this.”
The deal would include the release of only 40 hostages in exchange for a temporary ceasefire, the release of hundreds of dangerous Palestinian terrorists from Israeli prisons, and the return of a significant number of Gazans to northern Gaza.
Talks were held in Cairo on Sunday in the presence of CIA Director William Burns, a reminder of intense US pressure to reach a hostage deal in order to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and appease left-wing Democratic voters.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, under pressure from his coalition partners following the withdrawal of most of the IDF troops in Gaza earlier this week, released a video message on Monday evening saying that a date for an IDF operation in Rafah is already set.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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In addition to everything else that is horrible and evil about Hamas and the Gazans, their use of the term “politburo” demonstrates their affinity for the Communism of the old Soviet Union. This is not surprising, given that their fellow-terrorist entity, the PLO, was founded and trained by the Soviet Union.
No deals unless release of all hostages! If not, bomb until moshiach comes!
thank you hamas for continuing to protect us from Israeli idiots.
And may I mention how crucial it is for every single Hareidi to join the IDF.
On August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima which reduced five square miles of the city to ruins and immediately killed 80,000 people. Tens of thousands more died during the following weeks from wounds and radiation poisoning. Was Japan next to the United States and threatening ongoing terrorist attacks, including rapes, murders, and burning children alive? No, but of course the US thinks Israel is mistreating the Gazans. What am I missing here?