Telegraph Headline: Hamas agrees to Gaza ceasefire proposal
Hamas has agreed to a Gaza ceasefire proposal it received two days ago from mediators Egypt and Qatar, the Palestinian militant group’s chief said on Saturday.
On Thursday, security sources said that Egypt had received positive indications from Israel over a new ceasefire proposal that would include a transitional phase. The proposal suggests Hamas release five of the Israeli hostages it is holding each week, the sources said.
The Israeli prime minister’s office said it had held a series of consultations according to the proposal that was received from the mediators, and that Israel had conveyed to the mediators a counter-proposal in full coordination with the United States.
The prime minister’s office was asked if it had also agreed to the ceasefire proposal but it did not immediately respond.
Israeli media suggested Hamas needs the ceasefire for a few days to suppress rare anti-Hamas protests that have been held by Palestinians in the enclave this week.
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