The group said that any agreement should provide for the full end of the war, the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Palestinian territories and the provision of humanitarian aid, the Reuters originally wrote. According to media reports, the terrorist group positively reacted to the US framework agreement, but asked for certain amendments.
In the commentary of The Times of Israel, a high -ranking Israeli official said that Hamas’s answer to the US proposal was “not yet received from intermediaries”, referring to the Israeli side.
In addition, the anonymous official of Israel told Israeli journalists that Jerusalem was considering Hamas’s answer as a “actual refusal” due to numerous amendments made by the group.
The source who took part in the negotiations said that intermediaries are still trying to soften the requirements of Hamas regarding the agreement.
The office of a special envoy to the Middle East wrote to X that the special representative of the US President in the Middle East Steve Vitkoff called Hamas’s answer “completely unacceptable”, which “only leads back” from achieving agreements.
“Hamas must accept the framework proposal, which we put forward as the basis for indirect negotiations, which we can start immediately next week,” the message said.
According to Witkoff, this is the only way to achieve a 60-day ceasefire, which provides for the return of some of the hostages and bodies of the dead, as well as indirect negotiations on constant ceasefire.
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– Office of the Special Envoy to the Middle East (@se_midleeast) May 31, 2025
Context
Since October 2023, Israel has been waging a war against Hamas in response to his attack on the territory of Israel, the murder of civilians and the abduction of more than 100 hostages, some of which were liberated or killed.
During the war, Israel eliminated many Hamas leaders, in particular, the political leader of Ismail Khania and the military leaders of Mohammed Deph and Yaheu Synvar.
During the war there were temporary ceasefires between Israel and Hamas, the latter lasted two months and ended in March. Currently, Israel continues the ground operation in the gas sector. In early May, the Associated Press, citing Israeli officials, reported that Israel approved a plan to seize the entire gas sector and stay in this territory for an indefinite period of time. As the Associated Press noted, Israel is ready to continue the war until all the hostages are returned, and Hamas will not be able to either win or disarm and send it into exile.
On May 29, the White House Speaker Karoline Livitt said that Israel accepted the proposal of US President Donald Trump about the ceasefire in the gas sector, while negotiations with the Hamas terrorist organization were ongoing.
