Despite US President Joe Biden’s claims of progress towards a Gaza truce, Hamas dismisses them as an illusion. Clashes continue in Gaza and Lebanon as negotiations for a ceasefire remain complex and fraught with challenges.
Results for: Truce
In a significant concession, Hamas political official Khalil al-Hayya suggests the Islamic terror group could agree to a five-year or longer truce with Israel and disarm if an independent Palestinian state is established within pre-1967 borders. Hamas would also join the Palestine Liberation Organization and establish a unified government with the rival Fatah faction.