The group Palestinian Hamas He assured in a statement this Monday that he had accepted a ceasefire proposal presented by Egypt and Qatar.
The Islamist faction said in a statement that its head, Ismail Haniyehhad informed the prime minister of Qatar and the head of intelligence Egypt that he had accepted his proposal.
There were no immediate details on what the deal entailed.
It would be the first truce since that week-long pause in November in Gaza
The agreement, if it comes into force, would be the first truce since a week-long pause in fighting in November, and comes after months of failed attempts to stop the fighting to free hostages and allow more aid in. in Loop.
It was feared that the ceasefire talks held in Cairo would have stagnated after Izzat al-Rashiqofficial of Hamaswarned that any Israeli operation in Rafah would jeopardize truce talks.
The city, at the southern end of the Gaza Striphas been the last sanctuary for about half of Gaza’s 2.3 million inhabitants, driven south by the seven-month Israeli assault.
For his part, an Israeli official stated that the truce that Hamas said he had accepted was a “watered down” version of an Egyptian proposal that included “far-reaching” conclusions that Israel can’t accept.
“This appears to be a ruse aimed at making Israel look like the side refusing a deal,” said the Israeli official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Source: Ambito
