Hamas is expected to officially announce soon, as it said yesterday, its decision on the latest proposal for a truce in Gazahowever, leaving little hope of an agreement as last night its official stated that “our position on the current negotiating document is negative».

In particular, Osama Hamdan, a Hamas official based in Lebanon, told Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar TV, “our position on the current negotiation document is negative,” as reported by the Times of Israel.

The Hamas press office then clarified, “The negative position does not mean that negotiations have stopped. There is an issue that goes back and forth between us.”

The Hamas press office then clarified, “The negative position does not mean that negotiations have stopped. There is a back and forth issue.”

According to reports, Hamas is set to submit an amended proposal on Thursday to that of Qatari, Egyptian and American mediators.

However, it is unclear whether Israel will be ready to show further flexibility after already agreeing to the release of 33 female, elderly and sick hostages in the first phase of the truce deal after Hamas rejected an earlier proposal to release 40 hostages.