Hamas says it will not give up on the demands of the ceasefire proposal it accepted

Hamas said it will not give up its demands in the ceasefire proposal it agreed to, according to a press release released this Monday (6).

Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas's political office, spoke with Islamic Jihad Secretary General Ziyad al-Nakhalah, discussing the proposal he received from mediators two days ago, according to the armed group's statement.

“They emphasized that the resistance factions will not back down from their demands included in the agreed proposal, mainly ceasefire, complete withdrawal, dignified exchange, reconstruction and lifting of the blockade,” the statement added.

Hamas accepts ceasefire proposal

The head of Hamas's political office, Ismail Haniyeh, called mediators to report that the armed group had accepted a proposal for a ceasefire and hostage release agreement made by Qatar and Egypt.

A source told CNN that the agreement that the armed group accepted is different from the one that Israel helped to build with mediators from Qatar and Egypt.

Israel has not yet accepted the measure, but Netanyahu said he would send a delegation for negotiations.

“At the same time, although Hamas’ proposal is far from Israel’s necessary demands, Israel will send a working delegation to the mediators in order to reach an agreement on conditions acceptable to Israel,” he said.

A diplomatic source familiar with the discussions told CNN that, after a meeting in Doha, the capital of Qatar, between the director of the CIA, the US intelligence agency, William Burns, and the Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the mediators convinced Hamas to accept a three-phase agreement.

The United States stressed that it is analyzing Hamas' response, while Turkey's president called on Israel to accept the agreement.

*with information from Reuters