Hamas rejects Israeli ceasefire disarmament proposal, Palestinian official says | BBC News
Hamas is said to have rejected an Israeli proposal for a six-week ceasefire in Gaza which called for the armed group to give up its weapons.
Israel is said to have submitted its latest ceasefire proposal to regional mediators late last week, just days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met US President Donald Trump in Washington.
A senior Palestinian official familiar with the talks said the plan gave no commitment to end the war or for an Israeli troop pull-out – key Hamas demands – in exchange for releasing half of the living hostages which it holds.
It is understood to be the first time that Israel has added Hamas disarmament as a condition for advancing a ceasefire – a red line for the group.
It comes as Israel continues its military offensive in Gaza, with the UN agency warning that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is “likely the worst it has been in the 18 months since the outbreak of hostilities”.
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