"Hamas' Response to Ceasefire-hostage Deal Without Concessions - Report"

Senior Hamas officials are reportedly refusing to concede to any of the requests made by the U.S. and Israel in the ongoing ceasefire and hostage negotiations, with talks set to continue in Cairo. Hamas is expected to deliver a final answer on a proposal put together by mediators at a Paris summit, but has indicated that it will not provide details on the abductees without a significant price. The group is also rejecting Israel's stipulations to the deal, such as preventing fighting-age Palestinian men from returning to the northern Gaza Strip, and insists on a "comprehensive" ceasefire, while warning of potential escalation in the West Bank and Jerusalem if an agreement is not reached before Ramadan.