James Mackenzie

3 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Nidal al-Mughrabi |James Mackenzie

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie, Reuters Hamas says it has agreed to release 28 living and dead hostages Hamas wants an end to the war and withdrawal of Israeli troops UN warns humanitarian situation worse than ever Aid trucks stopped by gunmen, supplies taken, aid groups say Hamas is seeking amendments to a US-backed proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, but US President Donald Trump's envoy rejected the group's response as "totally unacceptable." The Palestinian...

3 weeks ago | radionz.co.nz | Nidal al-Mughrabi |James Mackenzie

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie, Reuters Hamas says it has agreed to release 28 living and dead hostages Hamas wants an end to the war and withdrawal of Israeli troops UN warns humanitarian situation worse than ever Aid trucks stopped by gunmen, supplies taken, aid groups say Hamas is seeking amendments to a US-backed proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, but US President Donald Trump's envoy rejected the group's response as "totally unacceptable." The Palestinian...

3 weeks ago | jp.reuters.com | Nidal al-Mughrabi |James Mackenzie

イスラム組織ハマスは３１日、米国が提案したパレスチナ自治区ガザでの停戦案について、修正を求めていると明らかにした。写真は２９日、ガザで支援物資を受け取る人々（２０２５年 ロイター/Ramadan Abed） [カイロ/エルサレム ３１日 ロイター] - イスラム組織ハマスは３１日、米国が提案したパレスチナ自治区ガザでの停戦案について、修正を求めていると明らかにした。トランプ政権ののウィットコフ中東担当特使は、ハマスの回答は「全く受け入れられない」と一蹴した。 ハマスは、イスラエルで収監されているパレスチナ人と引き換えに、生存しているイスラエル人の人質１０人を解放し１８人の遺体を引き渡す意思があるとする一方、戦争終結とイスラエル軍のガザ撤退を改めて要求した。 ハマスは修正の具体的な内容に言及していないが、事情を知るパレスチナ筋がロイターに語ったところによると、ハマスが求めている修正案は、６０日間の停戦期間中に人質を３段階に分けて解放することと、さまざまな地域でより多くの支援物資を分配することだという。また、恒久的な停戦につながるという保証も求めているもようだ。...

3 weeks ago | theage.com.au | Nidal al-Mughrabi |James Mackenzie

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and James MackenzieUpdated June 1, 2025 — 11.03amfirst published at 10.41am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Cairo/Jerusalem: Hamas says it is seeking amendments to a US-backed proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, which is on the brink of famine, but President Donald Trump’s envoy has rejected the group’s response as “totally unacceptable”.

3 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Nidal al-Mughrabi |James Mackenzie

Senior Hamas official Basem Naim later denied any rejection of Witkoff’s proposal, which would also secure the release of 1200 Palestinian prisoners and detainees held in Israel. But Naim said Israel’s response was incompatible with what had been agreed and accused the United States envoy of acting with “complete bias” in favour of Israel.