US rejects ‘impractical’ Hamas demands as Gaza truce hangs in balance

An official of Palestinian told the BBC, accusing the hippocampus that the hippocampus was “not completely practical” at a meeting in Qatar.

Negotiators are trying to find a way to move forward after the first stage of the temporary ceasefire ends on March 1.

The United States has proposed to extend the first stage until mid -April, including the additional exchanges of hostages held by Israel’s Hamas and Palestinian prisoners.

However, an unnamed Palestinian official said that Israel and Hamas did not agree with the main aspects of the transaction, presented by Steve Witkoff in the Middle East.

Israel has not yet mentioned, but Benjamin Netanyahu said he would receive a report from the Israeli negotiation team on Saturday.

The White House accused Hamas that he had requested “completely not practical” in response to Witkoff’s proposal.

It will extend the ceasefire to April, but delay the permanent end negotiations of the war.

On Friday, the statement of the Witkoff office and the US National Security Council said: “Hamas is making a very bad bet after that time.”

“Hamas knows the deadline well, and after that deadline, we need to know that we will respond accordingly.”

The Hamas statement, which the BBC saw, said the negotiations have fallen.

The office after Netana said that Israel previously accepted the US proposal.

Hamas accused the group of “manipulation and psychological wars” group, saying, “We maintained a company about rejection and did not keep the millimeters.”

Israel and Hamas agreed Armistance transaction related to phase 3 After 15 months of war in January.

In the first stage, Hamas returned 25 living Israelites, the ruins of eight other people, and five living Thai hostages. Israel has released about 1,800 Palestinian prisoners.

The agreement said in the second stage that it would include the remaining living hostages of Gaza, exchanged with more Palestinian prisoners.

But both sides do not agree with the number of hostages to be released next.

They also do not agree with the withdrawal of the Israeli army in Gaza.

While Israel resists at this point, Hamas claims it should happen.

Israel stopped all aid and electricity to Gaza, including food and fuel. The goal is to apply pressure to Hamas.

It is still believed that Hamas still holds up to 24 living hostages and 35 other ruins in Gaza.

As indirect dialogue continued on Friday, the group said in a statement that he was ready to release the last living American hostage.

The 21 -year -old Edan Alexander served as an Israeli soldier close to Gaza.

Originally, according to the conditions of the armistice agreement, he was expected to announce the last hostage.

The group also said it would hand over the remains of four other dual people who were arrested during the attack on October 7, 2023.

It did not clarify that it offered more details or demanded in return.

Witkoff dismissed the proposal and said HAMAS is trying to seem to be unfairly and unintentionally and flexible personally.

On October 7, 2023, Hamas led by Hamas, more than 1,200 people in southern Israel, and mostly civilians were held hostages.

The assault triggered the Israeli military offensive that killed more than 48,520 people, according to the Hamas Run Health Department used by the United Nations and others.

Most of the 2.1 million people of Gaza have been replaced several times.

calculation 70% of the building Medical, water and hygiene systems have collapsed and lacked food, fuel, pharmaceuticals and shelters.