Israeli claim that Hamas rejects the ceasefire agreement is 'shameful and misleading'

Earlier, we reported that Israeli officials began briefing against Hamas' ceasefire proposal, spinning it as a rejection.

Now, a widely respected Israeli analyst, Yonatan Touval from the Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, has called the leaks by Israeli officials "shamefully misleading."

"In its response to the proposed deal, Hamas is reportedly asking for guarantees that the ceasefire will, in fact, be permanent. This comes after Netanyahu has made it clear that no such commitment is part of the deal," added Touval, referring to the Israeli prime minister who has not publicly accepted the ceasefire deal.