Hamas says Israel’s proposal did not meet any of the demands of Palestinians

Hamas rejects Israel's proposal, plans to study it further, amid ongoing conflict in Gaza.

Hamas, on April 9, said Israel's proposal that it received from Qatari and Egyptian mediators did not meet any of the demands of Palestinianian factions.

However, the group added in a statement it would study the proposal, which it described as “intransigent”, and deliver its response to the mediators.

On October 7, members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an attack on southern Israel that resulted in the deaths of about 1,170 people, mostly civilians. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government responded to the worst attack in the country’s history with a devastating military campaign in Hamas-ruled Gaza that has killed nearly 33,000 people, mostly women and children, according to the territory’s health ministry. 

Here is a look back at key moments in the six-month war which has reduced much of Gaza to rubble and brought the north to the brink of famine, according to the United Nations.