ceasefire proposal<\/a> put forward by Qatar and Egypt, which Hamas accepted. The proposal, which mirrored one Netanyahu had accepted only a month earlier, called for a 60-day ceasefire in exchange for 10 living hostages and 18 deceased hostages. In exchange, Israel would release a number of Palestinian prisoners.\n <\/p>\n\n After months of insisting Israel would only accept a partial deal that would allow Israel to continue the war, Netanyahu suddenly demanded a comprehensive deal that met his maximalist demands.\n <\/p>\n
\n Hamas has called for a proposal that brings about a comprehensive end to the war in exchange for the release of the hostages.\n <\/p>\n
\n One of Hamas\u2019 political bureau members, Basem Naim, criticized the latest US initiative on Monday, saying it amounted to an attempt to secure Hamas\u2019 rejection rather than to end the war.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cWhat is required is a \u2018humiliating peace\u2019 or the continuation of the war,\u201d Naim said in a post on his Telegram page on Monday.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe Hamas movement and the resistance factions are interested in reaching an agreement that ends the war,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we will not sign a humiliating surrender document \u2014 and there is no emperor in Hamas\u2019 leadership like Japan\u2019s Hirohito,\u201d Naim added.\n <\/p>\n
\n CNN\u2019s Tal Shalev, Ibrahim Dahman and Mohammed Tawfeeq contributed to this report. <\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n