HAMAS confirmed on Saturday it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, after Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end…
HAMAS confirmed on Saturday it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, after Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end the months-long war and stave off a possible Israeli ground offensive into the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Hamas’s statement came hours after a high-level Egyptian delegation wrapped up a visit to Israel where it discussed a “new vision” for a prolonged ceasefire in Gaza, according to an Egyptian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The mediators are working on a compromise that will answer most of both parties’ main demands, which could pave the way to continued negotiations with the goal of a larger deal to end the war, the official said.
The Israeli military has massed dozens of tanks and armoured vehicles in southern Israel close to Rafah and hit targets in the city in near-daily airstrikes. Hamas said on Friday it is open to any “ideas or suggestions” that take into consideration the needs of the Palestinian people such as an end to Israel’s attacks on Gaza, the return of displaced people to their homes and an Israeli withdrawal.
Hamas sparked the war with its attack into southern Israel on October 7, in which militants killed around 1200 people, mostly civilians, and took some 250 people as hostages. Israel says the militants are still holding around 100 hostages and the remains of more than 30 others.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories.
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