Hamas says it will accept a cease-fire agreement, just hours after Israel ordered civilians in eastern Rafah to evacuate. Israel has yet to accept the terms.
Hamas announced Monday that it had accepted a proposal for a cease-fire agreement with Israel, a diplomatic breakthrough that came hours after Israel ordered civilians hunkered in eastern Rafah to evacuate in what was seen as a prelude to a long-anticipated offensive on the area.
It also came after CIA Director William Burns spent the weekend shuttling among Arab capitals in intense last-ditch talks to push the cease-fire agreement. Hamas made its announcement hours after Israel's military began dropping leaflets in eastern Rafah ordering people there to evacuate immediately. Israel has been threatening for weeks — against U.S. advice— to launch a major military ground operation on the city where more than a million displaced Gazans have taken refuge.
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