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Israel Rejects Hamas Offer, Threatens to Destroy Gaza City

With ground operations expanding and a strained reservist call-up, leaders say the war ends only under conditions that include full hostage release, Hamas disarmament and Israeli security control.

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Overview

  • Hamas said it is ready for a comprehensive agreement exchanging all captives for an agreed number of Palestinian prisoners and would accept a technocratic administration in Gaza.
  • Israel dismissed the Hamas statement as manipulation and "empty words," reiterating conditions of releasing all hostages, disarming Hamas, demilitarizing the strip and installing an alternate civil administration.
  • IDF Chief of Staff Ejal Zamir said ground operations in Gaza have already begun and are expanding, as the military urges civilians to evacuate; unconfirmed estimates suggest 60,000 to 80,000 have left Gaza City so far.
  • Reservist mobilization faces headwinds after a call-up of about 60,000, with media reporting lower turnout and a group of roughly 400 announcing they will not report, even as commanders prepare multiple divisions for the campaign.
  • Tens of thousands protested in Jerusalem for a hostage deal as police used water cannons, and President Donald Trump publicly urged Hamas to immediately free all hostages; Gaza's Hamas-run health authority reports more than 63,600 dead, a figure not independently verified.