Hamas Says Ceasefire Negotiations With Israel Has No Progress, Death Toll In Gaza Reaches 33 Thousand

JAKARTA - There has been no bright spot for ceasefire negotiations between the militant group Hamas and Israel, when the death toll of Palestinians in Gaza broke through 33 thousand people.

Hamas Osama Hamdan officials said on Thursday there was no progress in ceasefire negotiations in Gaza despite Palestinian militant groups showing flexibility.

Hamdan said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu placed obstacles preventing both sides from reaching an agreement, and that he was "not interested" in releasing Israeli hostages.

"The occupation government is still evaded, and negotiations are trapped in the vicious circle," Hamdan said at a news conference held in Beirut.

Egypt and Qatar's efforts, supported by the United States, have so far failed to reach a ceasefire.

Although Hamas wanted a ceasefire agreement to end Israel's military offensive, Israel preferred the agreement to release prisoners and hostages, refusing to commit to ending its military campaign.

In Gaza, Israeli bombings continue to target Palestinian enclaves, killing 62 people in the past 24 hours, the region's health ministry said.

More than 33,037 Palestinians have been killed and 75,668 injured in Israeli military attacks in Gaza since October 7, Gaza's Health Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

Israel's bombing and invasion of Gaza came after a Hamas-led attack that killed about 1,200 Israelis and foreigners, with more than 250 people kidnapped in Gaza as hostages, according to Israeli tallies.

The Israeli military released 101 Palestinians detained by Israeli forces during ground attacks in the past few weeks and months. Prisoners, many of whom complained of ill-treatment in Israeli prisons, were released through Israel's Shalom Brake Crossing into the southern Gaza Strip.