Hamas says it will not agree to an interim truce if latest round of talks fail

The terrorist organization also said that if an agreement was not reached in the latest round of ceasefire talks, the group would not agree to an interim truce or partial hostage deal in the future.

Hamas terrorists carry grenade launchers at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, February 7, 2025.

(photo credit: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed/File Photo)

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

JULY 18, 2025 18:30

Updated: JULY 18, 2025 19:12

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