"Whenever they ask for a dialog, at whatever level, we are ready but we are not desperate," Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar told a news conference in Islamabad.
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An Israeli official said, however, that "negotiations have not stopped, efforts of the mediators still continue."
The goal for Hamas has never been a two-state solution or co-existence. Its charter,still unchanged,calls for the annihilation of Israel.
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Despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff's claims, Hamas has said it only suggested changes to adress the deal's 'bias' toward Israel
Israeli officials told media outlets that Hamas's official response, including its list of new demands, has yet to be presented to Israel.
Lt. Col. (res.) Amit Yagur argued that so long as the Witkoff proposal doesn't interfere with the civilian campaign against Hamas, it may be worth accepting.
The letter is based on the original by Karim Kattan, which was published in the French outlet Liberation on Monday and signed by 300 French authors.
UNIFIL troops said that while Israeli drones are constantly flying in the area, UNIFIL personnel have not seen any Hezbollah affiliates.