According to Israel, the changes made by Hamas mean in practice the rejection of the proposal.
16:28•Updated 16:36
The extremist organization Hamas has given its response to Israel’s proposal for a cease-fire. Among other things, the news covered the matter The Times of Israel.
Hamas says it has made “changes” to the proposal. According to Israel, the changes mean in practice the rejection of the proposal.
An unnamed representative of the Israeli administration says in the press release that Hamas changed “all the most important variables” in its counterproposal.
The changes concern the timetables for a permanent cease-fire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces, says a representative of one of the mediating countries.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says, according to the news agency AFP, that some of the changes are negotiable, some are not.