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Hamas rejects Israeli truce disarmament proposal

April 19, 2025

Yolande Knell

Middle East correspondent

Rushdi Abualouf

Gaza correspondent

Armed members of Hamas’s military wing took part in hostage handover ceremonies during the recent ceasefire

EPA File photo showing members of Hamas's military wing, the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, brandishing weapons at a ceremony where an Israeli hostage was handed over to the Red Cross, in Gaza City (1 February 2025) — Armed members of Hamas’s military wing took part in hostage handover ceremonies during the recent ceasefire

Hamas is said to have rejected an Israeli proposal for a six-week ceasefire in Gaza which called for the armed group to give up its weapons.

A senior Palestinian official familiar with the talks said the plan gave no commitment

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