By SAM MEDNICK and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press Israel’s prime minister on Saturday called a permanent cease-fire in Gaza a “nonstarter” until long-standing conditions for ending the war are met, appearing to undermine a proposal that U.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said Israel had proposed a fresh Gaza ceasefire in exchange for the release of hostages, and called on Hamas to agree to the new offer, saying it was the best way to end the conflict.

F or weeks, American officials have referred to an “extraordinarily generous” offer made by Israel to secure a cease-fire and hostage deal with Hamas in Gaza. Today, President

Hamas confirmed "its readiness to deal positively and in a constructive manner" with the core tenets of the proposal.

GAZA (Reuters) -Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Friday said it had a positive view of the contents of a three-phase ceasefire proposal announced by U.S. President Joe Biden for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

US President Joe Biden has presented a new ceasefire proposal from Israel and called for an agreement to stop the Gaza war. "We can't lose this moment," Biden said at the White House on Friday. Israel had presented a plan which envisaged three phases of de-escalation - including Israel's withdrawal from Gaza - and it has been sent to Palestinian Islamist group Hamas,

After months of protests nationwide, American President Joe Biden has finally called for a ceasefire and an end to the was in Gaza.

Declaring Hamas no longer capable of carrying out a major terrorist attack on Israel, President Joe Biden said Friday that it was time for a permanent cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and endorsed a new plan he said Israel had offered to win the release of hostages and end the fighting.