Reports are that Hamas has rejected the current cease fire terms…..
They want to talk more….
There are protests in America and the Israeli officals are worried about International Court Arrest warrants….
The Israeli’s keep threatening a full scale Rafah operation…..
Hamas wants Israeli troops completely out of Gaza…
There ARE problem between these parties…
Here’s what we know:
The U.S. secretary of state is on a tour of the Middle East to press for a cease-fire deal, but a Hamas spokesman said the group could not accept the latest Israeli proposal without changes.
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Hamas says its position is ‘negative’ on Israel’s offer but signals willingness to keep talking.
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Israel has softened some demands in cease-fire negotiations, officials say.
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Israeli settlers attacked aid trucks headed to Gaza, Jordan says.
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Blinken’s visit to the Kerem Shalom crossing puts aid for Gaza front and center.
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‘Thank you, American universities’: Gazans express gratitude for campus protesters.
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Colombia’s president says the country will sever ties with Israel, calling its government ‘genocidal.’
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Netanyahu’s pledge to invade Rafah could undermine efforts to reach a cease-fire deal…..
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Iran Update, May 1, 2024
May 1, 2024 – ISW Press
Hamas asked international mediators to clarify the terms of two sections of the new Egyptian-proposed ceasefire proposal, according to an Egyptian official speaking to Israeli media. Hamas requested assurances that the second stage of the deal would facilitate the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip and requested clarification on the unconditional return of displaced Gazans to the northern Gaza Strip. Egyptian sources speaking to a United Kingdom-based, Qatari-owned outlet said that an Israeli delegation arrived in Cairo on April 30 to discuss Hamas’ concerns and amendments to the deal. The Egyptian officials expect that Hamas will deliver its final response to the deal ”at the end of the week.”