Israel blames US after Hamas rejects ‘compromise proposal’ for hostage deal

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Hamas renewed its demands for a full ceasefire and Israel’s “withdrawal from the Gaza Strip” in a blow to hostage release negotiations that Israeli officials implicitly blamed on the United States.

“The Hamas movement informed the mediator brothers a short while ago that the movement is adhering to its position and vision that it presented on March 14,” Hamas announced via social media, per a Jerusalem Post translation.

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