Hamas said its "positive" response to a US ceasefire plan for the eight-month-old war in the Gaza Strip opened a "wide pathway" to reach an agreement, but the outlook was uncertain as neither the Palestinian group nor Israel publicly committed to a deal.
Hamas submitted its formal response on Tuesday to a proposal outlined by US President Joe Biden on 31 May.
Israel said the response was tantamount to a rejection while a Hamas official said the Palestinian group merely reiterated longstanding demands not met by the current plan.
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Hamas said Tuesday that it gave mediators its reply to the US-backed proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, seeking some “amendments” on the deal. It appeared the reply was short of an outright acceptance that the United States has been pushing for but kept negotiations alive over an elusive halt to the eight-month war.
ReplyDeleteIsrael believes that Hamas essentially rejected US President Joe Biden's plan for a Gaza ceasefire, as the group responded by making changes to all the provisions of the original proposal, the Ynet news portal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
ReplyDelete"The meaning is clear: It is a rejection of Biden's proposal," the website quoted one of the sources as saying.