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Hamas says US ceasefire proposal means ‘continuation of killing’ in Gaza

Mourners carry the bodies of children from the Al-Arabeed family killed in Israeli strikes, at a cemetery, in Gaza City, on May 28, 2025 [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]

A ceasefire proposal with Israel tabled by the administration of United States President Donald Trump is “still under discussion” by Hamas, but in its current form will only result in “the continuation of killing and famine” in Gaza, an official from the Palestinian group has said.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday that Israel had “signed off” on the ceasefire proposal, and the Trump administration’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, had submitted it to Hamas for consideration.

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