"Hamas was hoping for Israeli rejection to delay disarmament," a Palestinian source claims; "Netanyahu's government is not a partner for peace, but only for war," PA official tells the 'Post. '

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The White House announcement comes nine months after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire was signed. Negotiations between Israel and Hamas had largely deadlocked over the implementation of its second phase.

More than 1 million Palestinians, roughly half of Gaza’s population, have fled homes in the north and Gaza City after Israel told them to evacuate.

Israel has shared “serious security concerns” with the White House regarding the proposed disarmament deal with Hamas, an Israeli official told The Associated Press on Sunday in some of the first public comments since U.

Since the ceasefire was declared, the clans have helped secure the Yellow Line and the area west of it, while also assisting in locating weapons and terrorist infrastructure above and below ground.

Hamas demanded Washington pressure Israel to withdraw from the Gaza Strip Saturday — a “strategic ambush” that comes even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already insisted the Jewish state would never agree to such a deal unless the terrorists first lay down their weapons.

It legitimizes terrorism to insist on compliance with an agreement forged before the hostages were released.