During the tense meeting, the mediators made it clear to Hamas leaders that “if you don’t return with a serious response, your problem will be with us - the mediators.”

Terror group submits softened response after being told to come back with more reasonable reply; Witkoff slated to meet Dermer, Qatari PM in Italy on Thursday to advance talks

Hamas's more positive answer followed a tense Tuesday meeting, where mediators told Hamas that they must return with a serious response; otherwise, their "problem will be with us - the mediators. ” Hamas has responded to the Israeli ceasefire proposal with an answer that is "better than the last,

While UN and European officials hope that a cease-fire deal would help ease suffering among the Strip’s population, Israelis worry that as in the

Hamas has a new leader in Gaza, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, who has insisted that any deal must pave a path to a complete and lasting cessation of hostilities. Mr.