Despite calls from President Trump to reach a two-month ceasefire in Gaza, claiming Israel has agreed to the deal, Hamas reportedly doubles down on its demand that any deal include a permanent end to hostilities
The Hamas terror organization has rejected overtures by the Trump administration to agree to a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza with Israel and a partial hostage deal, a senior member of the terrorist group told The Associated Press.
On Wednesday, Taher al-Nunu, who previously served as an advisor to Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh prior to Haniyeh’s assassination in July 2024, told the AP that it would not drop its long-standing demand that any new agreement with Israel must include a permanent end to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas, al-Nunu said, is “ready and serious regarding reaching an agreement,” while adding that this willingness only extends to an “initiative that clearly ends to the complete end to the war.”