Hamas rejects conditions for Gaza ceasefire, delegation leaves Cairo talks

Hamas said it has rejected the "new conditions" put up by Israel for the ceasefire deal, and is only ready for the deal it agreed to on July 2, CNN reported.The Hamas delegation reportedly left Cairo on Sunday evening (local time) after meeting with mediators for the renewed talks.The development has cast further doubt on the chances of a breakthrough in the US-backed effort to end the 10-month-old war.Hamas demanded that Israel "be bound by what was agreed upon on July 2, based on what was stated in Biden's speech and the Security Council resolution," Izzat al-Rishq, a member of the Hamas political bureau, said in a statement.Al-Rishq further stressed Hamas' position that any agreement must include "a permanent ceasefire, a complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the freedom of return of residents to their areas, relief and reconstruction, and a serious exchange deal."Last week, senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan told Al Aqsa TV that Israel has "set new conditions for accepting the .