Hamas Refuses Israeli Cease-Fire, Hostage Swap Deal | The Gaze

#thegaze #HAMAS #Israel Hamas rejects Israel's offer of a week-long truce. During this time, the terrorists were supposed to return about forty hostages, including women and children. An article in The Wall Street Journal states that the Palestinian faction opposes any agreement until the IDF withdraws from the Gaza Strip and also releases all Palestinian prisoners. Tel Aviv does not agree to such conditions; in a televised address to the people, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that any truce will be purely temporary, and the war will end only when Hamas is eliminated and all hostages are released.