Hamas said on Monday that it had accepted Egypt and Qatar’s proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza.
According to the Reuters news agency, Hamas said in a statement that its leader Ismail Haniyeh has informed Qatar’s prime minister and Egypt’s intelligence chief that they accept their ceasefire proposals.
Earlier, the Palestinian organization Hamas said that a delegation of it had gone to Cairo on Saturday to resume ceasefire talks in Gaza.
Negotiations for a cease-fire in Gaza were held in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday. However, the details of the agreement were not immediately revealed.
During a press briefing, when the spokesman of the Israeli army was asked in this regard, he said, “We seriously evaluate every answer and are considering every possible situation regarding negotiations and the return of prisoners.” are.’
On the other hand, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller has said during a press briefing that the US is evaluating the response of Hamas along with its partners in the region.
He has said that the agreement to release the prisoners is in the best interest of Israel and the Palestinian people.
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Hamas’s acceptance of Egypt’s and Qatar’s proposals comes as the Israeli army continued a prolonged offensive on eastern Rafah on Monday despite warnings from the United Nations of increasing humanitarian casualties and inevitable “bloodshed”. More than 100,000 Palestinians have been asked to evacuate the area before the expected ground attack.
According to The Independent, a statement issued by the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) on Monday said that the Israeli army had begun dropping pamphlets on Palestinians seeking refuge in Rafah aid camps, where the army Ready to ‘act with force’ against Hamas
Earlier, according to Reuters, Hamas had vowed not to bow to international pressure, but in a statement released on Friday it said it was “reluctant to listen to any such proposal”. is ready, which takes into account the needs and rights of our people.’