Israel halts aid to Gaza as Hamas rejects revised ceasefire proposal

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Israel has suspended all humanitarian aid after Hamas’s belligerent group rejected the revised proposal to stop the ceasefire, which ended at the beginning of Sunday and condemned the last plan as a “manipulation”.

The Gaza conflict was suspended for 42 days, after the two warring parties agreed on January, the preliminary ceasefire mediated by our Egyptian and Qatar.

In recent days, Israel and Hamas have exchanged violations of mutual relations, failing to agree on the ceasefire extension, which was to end the war and ensured the issuance of the rest of the Israeli hostages in Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that Israel has agreed on a proposal, which was supposed to be drafted by US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, which would increase the ceasefire for six weeks through Ramadan Muslim holiday.

The offer calls for Hamas to release half of the rest of the hostages, about 30 people, on the first day of the deal, as both sides begin to negotiate with the “permanent ceasefire”. Then Hamas committed to leave the rest of the hostages in the end. ” A number of a number should be reached, “said the Israeli side.

It remains unclear whether Vitkoff and US President Donald Trump stand behind Israel’s proposal, although analysts believe that such an Israeli statement can be coordinated with Washington.

Hamas Speaker Mahmoud Mardi immediately rejected the proposal and said that Israel “has repeatedly signed upgrades and continues to avoid the fulfillment of his obligations.”

Angeli reaffirmed the group’s position that the second stage of the ceasefire was to include the Israeli full-fledged withdrawal of Gaza, the reconstruction of the scattered area.

“This continued manipulation will not return [hostages] Their families, but on the contrary, will lead to the continuation of their suffering and to endanger their lives, “he added.

In response, Israel stated that “all the entry of goods and supplies will be stopped in the Gaza Strip,” said Netanyahu, who added. “Israel will not allow the release of the ceasefire. If Hamas continues its refusal, there will be further consequences. “

Hamas described the decision as “cheap blackmail, war crime and grossly overthrow of the agreement” and called on international mediators to put pressure on Israel.

During the initial six weeks, Hamas issued 33 Israeli hostage during the ceasefire, eight of whom were no longer alive. Israel, in turn, released more than 1,500 Palestinian prisoners from his prisons and allowed 4,200 trucks to enter Gaza every week.

Israel has postponed talks on the second round of the ceasefire, which should have started four weeks ago, according to the terms of the original transaction signed in January. Negotiations in the last week last week in Cairo failed to bridge the gaps between Israel and Hamas.

On Sunday, Netanyahu claimed that Israel would return to war, if it be considered that the talks are ineffective, adding that it had guarantees such a step.

Saturday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubions said it had authorized $ 4 billion worth $ 4 billion, which countered what he demanded, the “partial armaments embargo”, the former presidential crisis in Gaza.

The Heba Saleh, who is in Washington, has reported additional reports in Cairo and Stef Chavez