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Hamas has rejected a 60-day Gaza ceasefire proposal, a senior official in Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office told reporters Saturday.

Qatar has grown increasingly frustrated with "political exploitation" from all sides involved in the months-long Gaza peace talks it has hosted, and insists they informed Hamas they are no longer ...

Qatar's ties to Hamas questioned. Qatar’s role in the Gaza hostage discussions has raised some questions because of its ties to Hamas, which the U.S. considers a terrorist organization.

The United States and Qatar have agreed to revisit the Persian Gulf state’s association with Hamas after resolution of the high-stakes international hostage crisis involving more than 220 people ...

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.”

Senior Hamas officials in Doha are reportedly inclined to support the deal on the table, but no response has been received from Hamas's military leadership in Gaza, N12 noted. Israel, the US, Qatar, and Egypt are still waiting for Hamas's response to the proposed hostage and ceasefire deal presented by mediators last week,