Hamas has agreed to release 10 living hostages and 18 bodies in its response to the US's Gaza ceasefire proposals
The group said under the deal Israel would release a number of Palestinian prisoners - Israel is yet to respond
Earlier this week, the White House said Israel had "signed off" on Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff's plan
Israel imposed a total blockade on Gaza and resumed its military offensive against Hamas on 18 March, collapsing a two-month ceasefire brokered by the US, Qatar and Egypt
Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza in response to Hamas's cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage
At least 54,249 people have been killed in Gaza during the war, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry.
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Hamas seeks changes in Gaza proposal; Witkoff calls it "unacceptable"
Hamas said on Saturday it was seeking amendments to a U.S.-backed proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Israel in Gaza.
However, in a social media post, U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff rejected the Palestinian militant group's response as quote, "totally unacceptable."
While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that Hamas is continuing its refusal of the proposal so it will continue its action in Gaza for the return of hostages and defeat of Hamas.
The plan includes a 60-day truce and the exchange of 28 of the 58 hostages still held in Gaza for more than 1,200 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, along with the entry of humanitarian aid into the enclave.
Hamas said it was willing to release 10 living hostages and hand over the bodies of 18 dead in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.
But It reiterated demands for an end to the war and withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, conditions Israel has rejected.
Israel has demanded the complete disarmament of the group and its dismantling as a military and governing force, along with the return of all 58 remaining hostages.
Trump said on Friday he believed a ceasefire agreement was close after the latest proposals, and the White House said on Thursday that Israel had agreed to the terms.
Also, on Saturday, the Israeli military said it had killed Mohammad Sinwar Hamas' Gaza chief on May 13, confirming what Netanyahu said earlier this week.
Hamas has neither confirmed nor denied his death.
The group said under the deal Israel would release a number of Palestinian prisoners - Israel is yet to respond
Earlier this week, the White House said Israel had "signed off" on Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff's plan
Israel imposed a total blockade on Gaza and resumed its military offensive against Hamas on 18 March, collapsing a two-month ceasefire brokered by the US, Qatar and Egypt
Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza in response to Hamas's cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage
At least 54,249 people have been killed in Gaza during the war, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry.
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Hamas seeks changes in Gaza proposal; Witkoff calls it "unacceptable"
Hamas said on Saturday it was seeking amendments to a U.S.-backed proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Israel in Gaza.
However, in a social media post, U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff rejected the Palestinian militant group's response as quote, "totally unacceptable."
While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that Hamas is continuing its refusal of the proposal so it will continue its action in Gaza for the return of hostages and defeat of Hamas.
The plan includes a 60-day truce and the exchange of 28 of the 58 hostages still held in Gaza for more than 1,200 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, along with the entry of humanitarian aid into the enclave.
Hamas said it was willing to release 10 living hostages and hand over the bodies of 18 dead in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.
But It reiterated demands for an end to the war and withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, conditions Israel has rejected.
Israel has demanded the complete disarmament of the group and its dismantling as a military and governing force, along with the return of all 58 remaining hostages.
Trump said on Friday he believed a ceasefire agreement was close after the latest proposals, and the White House said on Thursday that Israel had agreed to the terms.
Also, on Saturday, the Israeli military said it had killed Mohammad Sinwar Hamas' Gaza chief on May 13, confirming what Netanyahu said earlier this week.
Hamas has neither confirmed nor denied his death.
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