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Israel/Zionism See other Israel/Zionism Articles Title: Witkoff Says Hamas Response To Gaza Ceasefire Proposal Is Totally Unacceptable Hamas offered amendments to an Israeli proposal and reinserted language that included guarantees for a permanent truce. US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff has rejected Hamas’s response to a US-Israeli Gaza ceasefire proposal, calling it “totally unacceptable.” Hamas responded to the 13-point proposal by offering amendments, including a guarantee for a permanent ceasefire, a change to the timeline on the release of Israeli captives, and reinserted language that said Hamas would cede power to an independent Palestinian committee. “I received the Hamas response to the United States’ proposal. It is totally unacceptable and only takes us backward,” Witkoff wrote on X on Saturday. “Hamas should accept the framework proposal we put forward as the basis for proximity talks, which we can begin immediately this coming week.” Basem Naim, a senior Hamas official based in Turkey, rejected Witkoff’s characterization, saying that Hamas had agreed to an earlier US proposal that was then changed by Israel. “We did not reject Mr. Witkoff’s proposal. We agreed with him on a proposal, which he deemed acceptable for negotiation. We then received the other party’s response (the Israelis) through Mr. Witkoff, which rejected all that we had agreed upon with him,” Naim told Drop Site News. Under the Israeli proposal that Hamas received, the Palestinian group would release 10 Israeli captives and the bodies of 18 Israelis within the first week of a 60-day truce. Hamas wanted a stronger guarantee that the 60-day truce would be upheld and proposed releasing the 10 hostages and 18 bodies throughout the ceasefire and completing it on the 60th day. “Witkoff’s insistence on releasing all the captives in the first week shows ill intention. Based on previous experience, the Israelis will simply return to full-scale war and sabotage the rest of the agreement,” a Palestinian official familiar with the negotiations told Middle East Eye. Since Hamas’s main demand has been a permanent ceasefire and full Israeli withdrawal, its proposal included stronger language to that end. It says that on the first day of the ceasefire, “indirect negotiations will begin under the auspices of the mediators guaranteeing the permanent ceasefire.” Poster Comment: Canada took in 817,000 people into the Country in just 4 months. Minimum wage jobs in Vancouver face unprecedented demand surge https://citizenwatchreport.com/canada-took-in-817000-people-into-the-country-in- just-4-months-minimum-wage-jobs-in-vancouver-face-unprecedented-demand-surge/ Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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