Evening Report — Israel demurs after Hamas agrees to cease-fire deal

Negotiations over a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip have reached a “critical stage”, with Israeli and Hamas leaders continuing to work on a proposal.

Dr. Bassem NaimHamas’ head of political and international relations, confirmed to The Hill on Monday that Hamas had communicated with Egyptian and Qatari mediators that it had accepted a cease-fire offer.

minister of israel Benny Gantz The current proposal presented by Hamas has “significant gaps” and is “far from Israel’s necessary requirements,” it said in a statement.

“Despite this situation, we continue to leave no stone unturned and our delegation will be heading to Cairo,” he said.

Israel’s war cabinet had earlier unanimously decided to continue military operations in Rafah in the hope of hitting Hamas targets.

White House National Security Press Secretary: ‘We are at a critical stage’ John Kirby He told reporters Monday afternoon.

president biden and the president of israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Kirby said he spoke on Monday morning before Hamas announced its response to the ceasefire plan.

Kirby expressed alarm at Hamas’s proposal.

“We want to rescue the hostages, we want to achieve a six-week ceasefire, we want to scale up humanitarian assistance, and we absolutely do not want to say anything from this platform that will jeopardize that process,” he said. Ta.

The United States, along with Egypt and Qatar, has been focused for weeks on a proposed cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, with the hope that it would allow for more humanitarian aid and safe evacuation for the more than 1 million Palestinians sheltering in Gaza. I have been working on this. .

Ceasefire brokers have not made public the full contents of the ceasefire proposal.

Naim did not respond to questions from The Hill about the details of the proposal.

The agreement broadly outlines a six to eight week pause in fighting to free the 133 Israeli hostages Hamas has held since the October 7 attack on Israel. The hostages will be released in stages, with the most vulnerable being freed first.

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