US EditionWitkoff: Hamas Response to Us Ceasefire Proposal ‘Totally Unacceptable’
- On May 31, 2025, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff condemned Hamas's rejection of a U.S. Proposal for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza.
- The proposal, aimed at ending 19 months of conflict and securing the release of hostages, received a dismissive response from Hamas that demanded a permanent Israeli withdrawal.
- Meanwhile, the Israeli Defense Forces intensified strikes against Hamas command centers and warned Hamas of destruction if it rejected negotiations.
- Witkoff criticized Hamas’s position, calling it unacceptable and counterproductive, and called on the group to agree to the proposed framework to allow proximity talks to begin as soon as next week.
- The rejection sustains the stalemate, prolonging hostilities and humanitarian challenges while Israel pursues its goals of defeating Hamas and securing hostages' release.
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Witkoff Hamas reply to US ceasefire proposal unacceptable
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that Israel had accepted the American framework, which includes provisions for the release of hostages from Gaza. The post Witkoff Hamas reply to US ceasefire proposal unacceptable appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
Witkoff calls Hamas response to ceasefire "totally unacceptable"
Negotiations over a Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange deal continue with Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff calling Hamas' response "totally unacceptable." Israel has denied involvement in an attack near a food aid distribution center where hospital sources tell CBS News at least 51 people were killed. Meanwhile, desperation for humanitarian aid in Gaza continues. Imtiaz Tyab has the latest.
The Palestinian movement said on Saturday night that it had given the mediators its response to the American proposal for a truce in the Gazan enclave, criticized by Washington, which denounces a reversal.
American emissary Steve Witkoff said Saturday that Hamas' response to his proposal to stop fire in Gaza was "all unacceptable", reports Reuters.
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