{"id":2290010,"date":"2024-07-06T17:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T21:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-clears-way-for-possible-ceasefire-in-gaza-after-dropping-key-demand-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-06T17:05:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T21:05:25","slug":"hamas-clears-way-for-possible-ceasefire-in-gaza-after-dropping-key-demand-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-clears-way-for-possible-ceasefire-in-gaza-after-dropping-key-demand-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas clears way for possible ceasefire in Gaza after dropping key demand &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhamas-clears-way-for-possible-ceasefire-in-gaza-after-dropping-key-demand-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2290010&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200b article discusses Hamas giving initial approval\u2063 for a phased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-hamas-cease-fire-leads-to-13-hostages-being-released\/\" title=\"13 hostages were released following the Israel-Hamas cease-fire\">cease-fire deal<\/a> in \u200cGaza, dropping a key \u200cdemand for Israel to commit to a complete end \u2063to the war upfront. The compromise could lead to the first pause in fighting since November and further negotiations to end nine months of conflict. The deal includes the release of hostages and prisoners in exchange for ceasefire \u2062periods and reconstruction \u2062projects. Both sides are cautious about\u200b the agreement&#8217;s success, with ongoing negotiations and written guarantees needed for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boris-johnson-among-thousands-marching-against-anti-semitism-in-london\/\" title=\"Boris Johnson joins London&#039;s anti-Semitism march\">permanent cease-fire<\/a>. The article \u200dalso highlights the devastating impact of the conflict on Gaza&#8217;s population, the \u2064humanitarian crisis,\u200c and the need for\u2062 ongoing humanitarian aid.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hamas clears way for possible ceasefire in Gaza after dropping key demand<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/associated-press\/\">Associated Press<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-06T17:01:13-04:00\">July 6, 2024 5:01 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696129\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) \u2014<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a> has given its initial approval of a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a>, dropping a key demand that <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> commit up front to a complete end to the war, a Hamas official and an Egyptian official said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The apparent compromise by the militant group, which controlled Gaza before triggering the war with an Oct. 7 attack on Israel, could deliver the first pause in fighting since November and set the stage for further talks on ending a devastating nine months of fighting. But all sides cautioned that a deal is still not guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>Inside Gaza, the Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter killed at least 16 people and wounded at least 50 others in the Nuseirat refugee camp. Children were among the dead and wounded. Israel\u2019s military said it struck several \u201cterrorists\u201d operating in the area of the school and had tried to lessen the risk to civilians.<\/p>\n<p>The two officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing negotiations, said Washington\u2019s phased deal would start with a \u201cfull and complete\u201d six<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-famous-pastors-grandson-stares-down-columbia-mob-refuses-to-let-them-continue-their-mission-of-destruction\/\" title=\"Video: Popular Pastor&#039;s Grandson Confronts Columbia Mob, Stands Against Destruction\">-week cease-fire<\/a> during which older, sick and female hostages would be released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. During those 42 days, Israeli forces would withdraw from densely populated areas of Gaza and allow the return of displaced people to their homes in northern Gaza, the officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Over that period, Hamas, Israel and mediators would negotiate the terms of the second phase that could see the release of the remaining male hostages, both civilians and soldiers, the officials said. In return, Israel would free additional Palestinian prisoners and detainees. The third phase would include the return of any remaining hostages, including bodies of the dead, and the start of a yearslong reconstruction project.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas still wants written guarantees from mediators that Israel will continue to negotiate a permanent cease-fire deal once the first phase goes into effect, the officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The Hamas representative told The Associated Press the group\u2019s approval came after it received \u201cverbal commitments and guarantees\u201d from the mediators that the war won\u2019t be resumed and that negotiations will continue until a permanent cease-fire is reached.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow we want these guarantees on paper,\u201d the representative said.<\/p>\n<p>Months of on-again off-again cease-fire talks have stumbled over Hamas\u2019 demand that any deal include a complete end to the war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered to pause the fighting but not end it until Israel reaches its goals of destroying Hamas\u2019 military and governing capabilities and returning all hostages held by the militant group.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas has expressed concern that Israel will restart the war after the hostages are released. Israeli officials have said they are worried Hamas will draw out the talks and the initial cease-fire indefinitely without releasing all the hostages.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu\u2019s office did not respond to requests for comment, and there was no immediate comment from Washington. On Friday, the Israeli prime minister confirmed that the Mossad spy agency\u2019s chief had paid a lightning visit to Qatar, a key mediator, but his office said \u201cgaps between the parties\u201d remained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the first time in many months, we feel hopeful,\u201d a statement by many families of hostages said. \u201cNetanyahu, we have seen how you repeatedly thwart deals in real time. Don\u2019t you dare break our hearts again.\u201d Anti-government protesters gathered again Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Israel launched the war in Gaza after Hamas\u2019 October attack in which militants stormed into southern Israel, killed some 1,200 people \u2014 mostly civilians \u2014 and abducted about 250. Israel says Hamas is still holding about 120 hostages \u2014 about a third of them now thought to be dead.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the Israeli air and ground offensive has killed more than 38,000 people in Gaza, according to the territory\u2019s Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between combatants and civilians in its count. The offensive has caused widespread devastation and a humanitarian crisis that has left hundreds of thousands of people on the brink of famine, according to international officials.<\/p>\n<p>The cease-fire deal would see around 600 trucks of humanitarian aid entering Gaza daily, with half of them bound for the enclave\u2019s hard-hit north, the two officials said. Since Israel\u2019s assault on the southernmost city of Rafah, aid supplies entering Gaza have been reduced to a trickle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to eat, but from where we can eat? The country is exhausted. The country is destitute. It is not suitable for living,\u201d said Walid Hegazi, a resident of the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza. \u201cWe\u2019re sorry for the donkeys because we ate their wheat and barley.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also Saturday, the Hamas-run Interior Ministry said four police officers were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah. The ministry, which oversees civilian police, said the officers were killed during foot patrols. It said eight other officers were wounded. Israel\u2019s military did not immediately respond to questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The low-level conflict between Israeli forces and Hezbollah continued. An Israeli airstrike on a car in the area of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon killed an engineer in Hezbollah\u2019s air defense unit, the Israeli military said in a statement, describing Meitham Mustafa al-Attar as a \u201ckey operative.\u201d Hezbollah confirmed al-Attar\u2019s death in a statement but did not give information on his position.<\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, fears have risen that the conflict with its near-daily clashes could escalate to a full-scale war.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<p>Magdy reported from Cairo, Egypt. AP writers Abby Sewell in Beirut and Natalie Melzer in Jerusalem contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1696129\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696129\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamas has tentatively agreed to a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased ceasefire in Gaza, dropping their demand for Israel to commit to ending the war immediately. 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