TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Hamas has rejected Israel's latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. An anonymous official said Hamas has decided not to follow up on Israel's latest proposal conveyed through mediators.
As quoted from Al Arabiya, they accused Israel of blocking proposals from Egypt and Qatar and attempting to thwart the agreement. Hamas officials urged the mediators and foreign countries to force Israel to commit to the mediators' proposals.
After a two-month ceasefire in Gaza and several weeks of failed negotiations to extend it, Israel has resumed its bombing and military attacks in Gaza since March 18, 2025. Israel claims that military pressure is the only way to force Hamas to release the remaining 60 hostages, whether alive or dead.
Egypt, Qatar, and the United States are trying to mediate a new ceasefire and secure the release of the remaining hostages. A senior Hamas official said on Saturday that the group had agreed to a new ceasefire proposal. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israel has responded to the proposal.
According to a Hamas official, the Egypt-Qatar proposal includes a 50-day ceasefire. One of the hostages to be released is five Israeli soldiers, including one American. In return, 250 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel will be released, including 150 serving life sentences.
Israel will also release 2,000 Palestinians captured by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, the date of the deadly Hamas attack that triggered the war.
According to Al Jazeera, as of Friday, April 3, 2025, at least 1,163 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel resumed its large-scale attacks on March 18. According to the Ministry of Health, the figure includes 97 people who died in the last 24 hours. The total death toll has reached 50,523 people since the war began on October 7, 2023.
After a ceasefire lasting about two months, Israel resumed its military campaign in Gaza on March 18. Since then, new bombings and ground attacks have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians.
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