A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its weapons and convert into a political party if an independent Palestinian state is established along pre-1967 borders.

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    2 months ago

    The “genocide” would halt immediately if Hamas returned the hostages and surrendered themselves. Hamas has zero interest in that, and the Palestinians have zero interest in that.

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      2 months ago

      No israel has only said they will do a 6 week temporary pause and then continue the Genocide your claim is false.

      This article is more than 2 months old - Netanyahu rejects Gaza ceasefire deal and says victory is ‘within reach’

      Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the terms of a ceasefire in Gaza proposed by Hamas and rebuffed US pressure to move more quickly towards a mediated settlement to the war, saying there could be no solution to Israel’s security issues except “absolute victory” over the militant group.

      Furthermore israel is currently also committing Genocide in the West Bank. Do you blame Hamas and hostages for that too?

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        2 months ago

        I stand corrected. Makes sense if you’re close to wiping them out. Otherwise you go back to the previous situation.

        Do you have evidence for a genocide in the West Bank? Thought not.

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            2 months ago

            It must be difficult to stay in control with the tactics Hamas use, not caring at all about civilian lives, using human shields, suicide bombs, fighting from civilians buildings etc.

            The IDF probably knows far more about that than we do