Hamas Reportedly Tells Egypt It Will Pull Back Fighters And ‘Keep Hostages Alive,’ If Israel Ends War

 

Israel – Times Of Israel, Aug. 14, 2025

A Saudi report says the Hamas terror group presented Egypt with demands for a possible ceasefire Wednesday, including written guarantees from Israel that it halt any possible designs on taking over Gaza, but apparently not the release of hostages.

According to al-Arabiya, Hamas demands that Israel agree in writing to permanently end the war and drop any plans to occupy Gaza, backed by international guarantees.

The group is offering to withdraw its fighters to agreed-upon locations and “affirm its commitment to keep hostages alive,” in exchange for Israel pulling its own troops back, the report says, citing unnamed sources.

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