Senior Hamas Officials Call The Ceasefire Proposal They Submit Logistics

Israeli military land operations in Gaza. (Source: Israel Defense Forces)

JAKARTA - Hamas official Ghazi Hamad said the latest proposal submitted for a ceasefire by the group to mediators was "logical".

"Our demands are clear. We have spent a long time in talks and meetings with our brothers in Qatar and Egypt, proposing our vision in detail and in writing, and I think the mediators believe Hamas has submitted a logical proposal, which could reach a reasonable agreement," the senior figure at the Hamas political bureau told the Al-Arabiya channel.

He said the proposal could result in a "bove" in negotiations, but blamed Israel for being "hard" to continue the war.

"We know (Israeli Prime Minister) Benjamin Netanyahu will say our demands are unrealistic. The judge in this case is a mediator, and we believe the mediators believe that Hamas is offering a proposal that could make a breakthrough and reach an agreement," Hamad explained.

Earlier, PM Netanyahu told CNN that Israel would continue to strive to reach an agreement that would result in the release of hostages in exchange for a pause, even though he described Hamas' demands as "strange".

Hamas filed a series of new charges on Thursday last week, including calls for large numbers of Palestinian prisoners to be released and finally reached an agreement on a permanent ceasefire.

Most recently, the Israeli Cabinet approved the departure of a delegation of Israeli negotiations to Doha, Qatar today to hold talks on a temporary ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages, reports the Hebrew media.

According to Walla, the delegation led by Mossad Director David Barnea received a "general mandate" to negotiate, citing a senior Israeli official. Several issues related to the negotiations need to be considered and approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant separately, the report said.

Meanwhile, Ynet reported that the negotiating team asked for "long enough time to negotiate so that the deal could be fixed, and provide a outline that we can support."

An Israeli official quoted by Ynet said: "We need to change the deal, it is important for us to reach an agreement with significant flexibility."

Citing Reuters, the Mossad Chief-led delegation negotiated a six-week ceasefire in Gaza, with Hamas militants to release 40 hostages, an Israeli official said.

The negotiation stage could take at least two weeks, the official estimated, citing the difficulties that the Hamas foreign delegation may face in communicating with the group in the trapped enclave after more than five months of war.

It is known that Israel and Hamas accuse each other of not negotiating with good faith. Meanwhile, US officials spoke with more cautious optimism regarding the negotiations.