Hamas says latest ceasefire proposal deviates from previous agreements

Hamas will not engage with the latest US ceasefire proposal due to its deviation from President Joe Biden’s deal outline announced in May, sources close to the Palestinian movement told Middle East Eye. 

The latest proposal, discussed in Qatar last week, differs from what Hamas has previously agreed to and includes new demands by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that are unacceptable to the group, the sources said. 

As such, Hamas has refused to receive it and will not attend the follow-up talks that are planned in Cairo later this week. 

On Tuesday, the Palestinian movement said it was committed to the 2 July proposal that it had previously agreed to, which was based on Biden’s announcement on 31 May. 

The group said it will only come to the table to discuss implementation mechanisms of the 2 July plan and won’t discuss new proposal.

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