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Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/08/18/revealed-what-hamas-new-conditions-actually-mean/
New Hamas Conditions Effectively Derail Ceasefire Negotiations
(Israel Hayom) Danny Zaken - Despite reports suggesting a shift in Hamas's stance during Gaza ceasefire negotiations in Cairo, Hamas has set numerous preconditions. "Hamas took one step forward and three steps back," an American diplomatic source stated. According to American and Arab sources, while expressing a long-term willingness to discuss surrendering its "heavy" weapons, Hamas conditioned this on the establishment of a Palestinian state that would receive the arms and the integration of Hamas into its security forces. Further Hamas demands included international guarantees that Israel would not resume fighting and a complete Israeli withdrawal as a prerequisite for releasing all hostages.