Hamas says reconsidering negotiating strategy after Israel rejects counter-offer, IDF Rafah op

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip and their supporters demand a deal for their loved ones' release, outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, May 5, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip and their supporters demand a deal for their loved ones' release, outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, May 5, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Hamas says it is holding consultations to reconsider its negotiating strategy in light of Israel’s rejection of its counter-proposal in the hostage talks earlier this week and the expanding IDF operations at the Rafah Border Crossing

The terror group claims in a statement that Israel’s response to the hostage talks brought them back to square one — a similar charge that Israeli officials made in response to Hamas’s response to the hostage proposal crafted by mediators and green-lit by Israel last week.

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