Aug 2 (Reuters) - Hamas said on Saturday that it would not disarm unless an independent Palestinian state is established - a fresh rebuke to a key Israeli demand to end the war in Gaza. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day. Sign up here.

A declaration issued on Tuesday by Saudi Arabia and France, backed by Egypt, Qatar and the Arab League, called for Hamas to disarm and hand over its weapons to the Palestinian Authority Hamas said Palestinian resistance will not stop until "the occupation" ends and an independent,