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Hamas responds to Gaza ceasefire proposal, it's 'positive,' Palestinian official says
Reuters ^ | July 4, 20252:11 PM CDT | Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell

Posted on 07/04/2025 1:36:49 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Summary

CAIRO/TEL AVIV, July 4 (Reuters) - Hamas has submitted its response to a U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire proposal, a Palestinian official familiar with the negotiations told Reuters on Friday, describing the response as a positive one that should "facilitate reaching a deal."

U.S. President Donald Trump earlier announced a "final proposal" for a 60-day ceasefire in the nearly 21-month-old war between Israel and Hamas, stating he anticipated a reply from the parties in coming hours.

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"We have handed the mediators, Qatar and Egypt, our response to the ceasefire proposal," a Hamas official told Reuters on condition of anonymity.

"The Hamas response is positive and I think it should help and facilitate reaching a deal," said the Palestinian official close to the talks.

Trump said on Tuesday that Israel had agreed "to the necessary conditions to finalize" a 60-day ceasefire, during which efforts would be made to end the U.S. ally's war in the Palestinian enclave.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to comment on Trump's announcement and in their public statements, the two sides remain far apart. Netanyahu has repeatedly said Hamas must be disarmed, a position the militant group, which is thought to be holding 20 living hostages, has so far refused to discuss.

Netanyahu is due to meet Trump in Washington on Monday. Asked early on Friday U.S. time if Hamas had agreed to the latest ceasefire deal framework, Trump said: "We are going to know over the next 24 hours."

Trump has said he would be "very firm" with Netanyahu on the need for...

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1 posted on 07/04/2025 1:36:49 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Obviously they need to re-arm.


2 posted on 07/04/2025 1:38:34 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

So why is a Palestinian official commenting for Hamas? Oh wait...Palestine is Hamas...Hamas is Palestine.


3 posted on 07/04/2025 1:44:06 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Steely Tom

Hamas is always going to re-arm..90 percent of Gaza IS Hamas, so it will never end


4 posted on 07/04/2025 1:44:59 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

ANOTHER CHANCE FOR HAMAS TO PROVE HOE THEY CANNOT BE TRUSTED.

A LURE?


5 posted on 07/04/2025 1:49:34 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Hamas is always going to re-arm..90 percent of Gaza IS Hamas, so it will never end”

Yep, there is only one way total elimination of Hamas and a one state solution. The two sate fairy tale is endless death and destruction.


6 posted on 07/04/2025 1:52:35 PM PDT by gibsonguy ( )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Maybe Hamas lost some UNRWA money and is low on funds?


7 posted on 07/04/2025 1:53:33 PM PDT by Cats1
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To: gibsonguy

Israel could be in Gaza for another few yrs and it would change nothing..Hamas is an ideology, 90 percent of Gazans want Israel wiped off the map. You had Gazans who with the help of those in those Kibbutz’s come to Israel for medical treatment, and what did those same Gazans do on Oct 7th, they came to those Kibbutz’s and killed those same people who gave them help..you cant negotiate with that, PERIOD, that is who they are, that is in their DNA


8 posted on 07/04/2025 2:01:55 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Steely Tom

They’re going to have a hard time doing that with their main supplier rather busy with reconstruction right now (Iran).


9 posted on 07/04/2025 2:01:55 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: gibsonguy

I keep saying the ‘peaceful’ solution to Gaza is to ship all ‘Palestinians’ back to their masters in Iran and be done with it.


10 posted on 07/04/2025 2:02:52 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: ridesthemiles

In june alone 20 IDF soldiers were killed in Gaza, my brother’s nephew is right now in Gaza, he is one of those who looks for IED’s. He was off the hook til now but he had to go in yesterday


11 posted on 07/04/2025 2:03:35 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I am very skeptical. The pattern is tht they “agree”, but then raise some other [unacceptable] conditions


12 posted on 07/04/2025 2:25:21 PM PDT by rbg81 (=)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The Hamas types don’t feel so good about being considered for the remake of I Want To Live. (spoiler: Susan Hayward dies under the death penalty. 1958 movie)


13 posted on 07/04/2025 2:45:40 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

keeping the terrorist infestations alive and well is a major Snake Department (Nazi nest for decades!) goal and always has been

through
weapons that go to Hexballah
arming and training 60,000 Fatah-PLO=PA=Abbas men
provisioning and defending Hamas and allowing Egypt to reinforce its blockade of any Fakestinian “civilians” wishing or needing to leave, keeping them in the Hamas prison colony
and gifting billions of dollars of weapons to the Afghani terrorists

we pray each day that President Trump can clean out the Snake Dept evil


14 posted on 07/04/2025 2:48:31 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: faithhopecharity

Bibi should have cleaned house in October, 2023.


15 posted on 07/04/2025 3:14:21 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO ODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
Hama...Palestinians...

Reality Check

They're Muslims through and through...

Their Cry..."Kill All the Christians and Jews".....

16 posted on 07/04/2025 3:46:23 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: cowboyusa

agree fully!


17 posted on 07/04/2025 4:10:55 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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