A senior Egyptian who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity says terror group Hamas has rejected Israel’s proposal for a two-month ceasefire in which Hamas would release Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian security prisoners.

The official says Hamas leaders have also refused to leave Gaza and are demanding that Israel fully withdraw from the territory and allow Palestinians to return to their homes.

Under Israel’s proposal, Yahya Sinwar and other top Hamas leaders in Gaza would be allowed to relocate to other countries.

The official says Egypt and Qatar, which have brokered past agreements between Israel and Hamas, are developing a multi-stage proposal to try to bridge the gaps. The proposal would include ending the war, releasing the hostages and putting forth a vision for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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    11 months ago

    Putting 2 million people in impossible living conditions with restricted water electricity in gaza while continuing to build settlement and giving any jew and Israeli passport to live there while building multiple checkpoint to make it impossible for people in west bank to have freedom of movement and expect no resistance movement to come out is just a stupid statement coming from freedom loving people. While they may not be the best, thinking a peaceful resistance would work ( west bank) is stupid at best.