Hamas is “considering” Israel's counterproposal for a truce

The Palestinian movement Hamas said today that it is “considering” an Israeli counter-proposal for a truce in the Gaza Strip that would include the release of hostages, a new development in talks that Egypt is trying to rekindle. “Today Hamas received the official response of the Zionist occupation (i.e. Israel) to our position that was given to the mediators from Egypt and Qatar on April 13,” said Khalil al-Haya, the second in command of Hamas' political office. for Gaza. “The movement will consider this proposal and submit its response,” he added in a statement issued early this morning. Hamas had said in a statement on April 13 that it had submitted to mediators from Egypt and Qatar its response to an Israeli truce proposal, insisting on declaring a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Without rejecting the content of the ceasefire plan, the Palestinian movement reiterated its “demands”, namely the […]
Source: News Beast

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