As fighting continues between the Israeli army and the Islamic organization Hamas in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, the American Associated Press reports that Hamas has rejected the idea of a two-month cessation of hostages proposed by Israel in order to free the hostages. I'm telling you.
On the 23rd, Israeli forces besieged Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, which is believed to be an important Hamas stronghold, and launched a fierce attack.
Health officials in the Gaza Strip say 25,490 people have been killed in Israeli attacks so far.
Meanwhile, on the Israeli side, 24 soldiers died in one day on the 22nd, the highest number of casualties since the start of military operations.
Under these circumstances, Israel was reported to have proposed to Hamas, through intermediary countries Qatar and Egypt, a hiatus of fighting for up to two months in order to free all the hostages, but the US Associated Press reported on the 23rd that Hamas informed them that they had rejected this proposal.
The statement was made by a government official from Egypt, one of the mediating countries, and Hamas claims that it will not release the hostages unless the Israeli army withdraws from the Gaza Strip.
An Israeli government spokesperson also stated on the 23rd, ``As long as Hamas holds hostages and controls the Gaza Strip, there will be no ceasefire,'' indicating that they are prepared to continue military operations until Hamas is destroyed.