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Report: Hamas won’t give response to deal tonight, will demand end to war
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Yahya Sinwar, Hamas's Gaza Strip chief, waves to supporters in Gaza City, on April 14, 2023. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)
Channel 12 news says that, contrary to earlier reports, Hamas is unlikely to offer a response tonight to the hostage deal proposal presented to it by Qatar and Egypt.
It also says Hamas’s Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar will demand solid guarantees for an end to the war and the withdrawal of Israeli troops — which Israel has said it will not do.
At the same time, a source close to Hamas tells the Palestinian Quds News Network that the sides are not close to agreement and confirms Hamas will demand an end to the war.
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