The U.S.'s Middle East envoy has rejected Hamas’s response to a U.S.-backed ceasefire plan, calling it “totally unacceptable.” Hamas had offered to release 28 hostages during a 60-day pause in fighting — but is demanding an end to the war and a full Israeli withdrawal.
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00:00The latest push for a Gaza ceasefire has stumbled.
00:03The U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff slammed Hamas' response to a U.S.-backed truce deal, calling it totally unacceptable.
00:11Hamas agreed to release 28 Israeli hostages, including 10 alive over a 60-day pause in fighting.
00:18But the group is also demanding a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, terms Israel has repeatedly rejected.
00:25The war, now in its 20th month, has killed tens of thousands of people and left Gaza on the brink of famine.