Hamas, 'agreement only with end of war and army withdrawal' - News.com.au. For the purposes of a possible ceasefire agreement, Hamas will accept "nothing other than a complete end to the aggression, the withdrawal of the occupation army from Gaza and the lifting of the unjust blockade of the Strip" Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said this on Telegram, accusing Israel for the lack of progress in negotiations on a possible agreement.

He also insisted on another: that of the liberation "of Palestinian prisoners serving long-term sentences"