"Hamas rejected an Israeli offer on Wednesday to implement a weeklong cease-fire if the militant group releases 40 hostages, according to Egyptian officials mediating the talks. Hamas said it will only consider freeing hostages after a cease-fire goes into effect and Gaza receives more humanitarian aid".

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/12/21/hamas-cease-fire-hostages-israel-un-security-council-prague-mass-shooting-university/

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