Posted on 07/05/2025 11:22:11 AM PDT by DFG
Hamas announced on Friday that it had “submitted a positive response” to a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, opening the path toward a deal to halt the conflict after months of failed efforts.
Hamas has “submitted a positive response to the mediators, and the movement is fully prepared to immediately enter into a round of negotiations regarding the mechanism for implementing this framework,” the group said in a statement.
Israel had previously accepted the US-sponsored framework, which means the two sides are now expected to enter final, detailed negotiations before a ceasefire agreement is officially reached.
Bishara Bahbah, a Palestinian-American interlocutor who has been in direct discussions with Hamas, praised the group’s response on Facebook, saying, “We are now much closer to ending this cursed war.”
He said Hamas had introduced “amendments it deemed necessary.”
“In my view, these amendments will not prevent reaching a ceasefire agreement within the coming week, God willing,” he said.
An Israeli source familiar with the matter said earlier Friday that Israel had expected a positive response from Hamas, with the rewording of a few points in the proposal language. The source said these changes were not expected to derail the ceasefire efforts.
US President Donald Trump said Friday he was optimistic a ceasefire deal in Gaza could be agreed next week after Hamas announced its response.
“We have to get it over with,” Trump said. “We have to do something about Gaza.”
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Total surrender. Nothing less.
Israel has killed more than 57,000 Palestinians in Gaza since the war began, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
Same old CNN getting death stats from Hmas
Hamas submits ‘positive response’ to ceasefire proposal in major step toward a deal//
I bet.
Death to Israel is their positive proposal as always
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Looking for time to recruit more leaders to replace the ones the Israelis whacked and to arm and plan next slaughter of innocents. No, keep going until they are all dead.
Absolutely. Hamas or the people who fund them can't be trusted to adhere to a peace deal.
Positive response = rearm time.
Hamas must extinguish itself or be extinguished.
There is no other option for peace with this Islamist Iran Ayatollah controlled terrorist gang.
Hamas will Never remain peaceful.
Hamas must be eradicated no matter what.
Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office:
The changes Hamas is requesting to make to the Qatari proposal were delivered to us last night and are unacceptable to Israel.
After assessing the situation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed us to accept the invitation for close talks and to continue the talks for the return of our hostages on the basis of the Qatari proposal that Israel agreed to. The negotiating team will leave tomorrow (Sunday) for talks in Qatar.
Has Hamass had time to reload yet?
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