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Hamas rejects Trump’s accusation it’s blocking Gaza ceasefire efforts
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHamas rejects US President Donald Trump’s accusation that the Palestinian terror group was blocking efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza.
“Hamas has never been an obstacle to reaching a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip… The US administration, the mediators and the entire world know that the war criminal [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu is the sole party obstructing all attempts to reach an agreement,” Hamas says in a statement.
Trump, in his speech to the UN General Assembly earlier today, said that Hamas was refusing to release the hostages held in Gaza or accept a ceasefire.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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