As of: February 7, 2024, 7:10 a.m
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Hamas continues to insist on a permanent end to the Israeli offensive in Gaza as part of a hostage deal.
This is met with rejection in Israel.
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Tel Aviv - In the wake of the war in Israel and the Gaza Strip, Hamas's response to the latest draft hostage deal has been eagerly awaited in recent days.
The Qatari government had previously spoken of positive signals.
"We have received a positive response from Hamas, it has several reservations but is generally positive," Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said at a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday (Feb 6). Doha.
Hamas itself later said that it and its allies had handled the mediation proposal “in a positive spirit.”
However, the agreement must lead to a complete and comprehensive ceasefire, an end to the blockade of the Gaza Strip, the reconstruction of the war-torn coastal area and the full release of Palestinian prisoners.
Israelis demonstrate in Tel-Aviv for a ceasefire and a hostage deal.
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Hamas hostage deal: Joe Biden reacts to the response from Gaza
US President Joe Biden commented on the development in Washington with the words: “There is some movement.” There was a reaction from Hamas, but it seemed “a little exaggerated.”
Israeli officials gave a mixed picture.
A senior Israeli official told
Kan News
: "Hamas has put forward a list of preliminary demands, some of which are acceptable and some of which are non-negotiable for us."
Another Israeli official confirmed to the broadcaster that Israel would not give in to calls for an end to the war.
However, this is Hamas' central demand.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly emphasizes that Israel will not end the war until the main goals - the destruction of Hamas and the release of the hostages - are achieved.
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Hamas provides response to hostage deal: “Unclear and ambiguous” details
In an interview with the Reuters news agency, high-ranking Hamas representative Ghazi Hamad attributed the fact that it took a while for Hamas to respond to the international proposal for a hostage deal to the “unclear and ambiguous” details of the draft.
However, media reports citing anonymous officials blamed internal disagreements within Hamas.
Hamad also said their goal was to free as many Palestinians as possible.
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