A senior Egyptian who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity says terror group Hamas has rejected Israel’s proposal for a two-month ceasefire in which Hamas would release Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian security prisoners.

The official says Hamas leaders have also refused to leave Gaza and are demanding that Israel fully withdraw from the territory and allow Palestinians to return to their homes.

Under Israel’s proposal, Yahya Sinwar and other top Hamas leaders in Gaza would be allowed to relocate to other countries.

The official says Egypt and Qatar, which have brokered past agreements between Israel and Hamas, are developing a multi-stage proposal to try to bridge the gaps. The proposal would include ending the war, releasing the hostages and putting forth a vision for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

  • @DeadHorseXOP
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    -4211 months ago

    I’m not really sure what that adds.

    When you declare war, as Hamas did on October 7th, you don’t get to set the terms of your own surrender.

    • roastedDeflator
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      4011 months ago

      I’m not really sure what that adds.

      As mentioned above it adds context. Context to the claims of the main Israeli news outlet.

      And please, do not talk as if this started last October, cause it’s definitely not the case.

    • @Madison420
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      911 months ago

      Way to ignore history, short sighted interpretation is what got us here and I’m fact keeps us here.

    • @Maggoty
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      611 months ago

      When you declare war as Israel did in 2006, you don’t get to set the terms of your own surrender.

    • @kaffiene
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      211 months ago

      Because the events of the world since '48 didn’t occur. Nice to know that history started a handful of weeks ago