Senior Hamas representative Osama Hamdan told reporters in Beirut that the group will not agree to a deal with Israel if the proposal does not include the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and a permanent ceasefire to its “aggression.” “We told mediators that if there isn’t a clear Israeli position on a permanent ceasefire and complete withdrawal from Gaza, we can’t agree to a deal that doesn’t secure that,” Hamdan stated on Tuesday during a press briefing. “We are now waiting for a clear Israeli position.” Earlier, the Qatari Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Majed al-Ansari mentioned that neither side has provided “concrete approvals” for the proposed deal. The mediators also doubted Israel’s willingness to support the new draft.