Hamas has turned down Israel’s latest counter-proposal in the ongoing hostage negotiations, CNN reports, citing a diplomat familiar with the talks.
“They refused and asserted it doesn’t include any reply to their asks,” the diplomat says.
Hamas believes “that [the] Israeli proposal includes nothing new, so they see no need to change their proposal,” the official adds.
The latest Israeli proposal did not meet Hamas’s demands for the unrestricted return of Palestinians to northern Gaza and a complete withdrawal of IDF troops from the Strip, the diplomat says, adding that Israel insisted on inspections of those returning to the north and refused to pull-out from central Gaza.
CIA Director William Burns, Israel’s Mossad Director David Barnea and Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani and Egypt’s intelligence chief Abbas Kamel will meet in Cairo this weekend to continue ceasefire talks, officials say
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