The Israel-Hamas war is now in its seventh month, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying a date has been set for a ground assault on Rafah.
Hamas said on Tuesday that an Israel i proposal on a ceasefire in their war in Gaza met none of the demands of Palestinian militant factions, but it would study the offer further and deliver its response to mediators.
The talks in Cairo, also attended by the director of the US Central Intelligence Agency William Burns, have so far failed to reach a breakthrough towards pausing the war."The movement is interested in reaching an agreement that puts an end to the aggression on our people. Despite that, the Israeli position remains intransigent and it didn't meet any of the demands of our people and our resistance," Hamas said.
It has said it is keen to reach a prisoners-for-hostages deal by which it would free a number of Palestinians jailed in its prisons in return for the hostages in Gaza, but it was not ready to end its military campaign.
Netanyahu said Israel's aims were to release the hostages and to secure victory over Hamas. He did not specify a date for any assault on Rafah. About 33,360 Palestinians have been killed in the six months of conflict, Gaza's health ministry said in an update on Tuesday. Most of the enclave's 2.3 million people are homeless and many are at risk of famine.Israel says aid is now moving into Gaza more quickly after international pressure to increase access, but the amount is disputed and the United Nations says it is still much less than the bare minimum to meet humanitarian needs in the enclave.
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