Hamas has accepted the latest ceasefire proposal from Egyptian and Qatari mediators, signifying a potential breakthrough in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. However, the militant group has stated that further negotiations are required to finalize the details of the agreement. This comes after US President Donald Trump claimed Israel had agreed to the conditions for a 60-day ceasefire, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remained firm on his stance of eliminating Hamas.
Hopes for an end to the bloody fighting in Gaza appeared to brighten Friday when Hamas announced that it had given a thumbs-up to the latest ceasefire proposal, but added that further talks were needed.
“Hamas has completed its internal consultations with Palestinian factions and forces regarding the mediators’ latest proposal to halt the aggression against our people in Gaza,” the Palestinian militant group said in a statement. “The movement has submitted a positive response to the mediators,” the statement added. “The movement is fully prepared to immediately enter into a round of negotiations on the mechanism for implementing this framework.” The development came just days after President Donald Trump said Israel has “agreed to the necessary conditions” to finalize a 60-day ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas war. But in his first remarks since Trump’s announcement on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not confirm Trump’s claim and once again called for the elimination of Hamas. “There will be no Hamas,” Netanyahu said. “There will be no Hamastan. We are not going back to that. It is over. We will release all our hostages.” Netanyahu is scheduled to visit to the White House on Monday, where he is expected to discuss the situation in Gaza with Trump. Hamas has been weighing the new ceasefire proposals that it had received from the Egyptian and Qatari mediators for several days. In a statement Wednesday, Hamas said it would be “conducting national consultations” with the final aim of ending the fighting, ensuring the withdrawal of Israeli forces and delivering “urgent relief” to the people of Gaza. The war in Gaza erupted on Oct. 7, 2023, after Hamas launched a bloody surprise attack on Israel that left more than 1,200 people dead. Hamas also took 251 people hostage. And of the remaining hostages in captivity, 28 are presumed to be dead. Meanwhile, Israel’s attacks in Gaza have killed more than 56,000 people and created a humanitarian crisis in the densely populated Palestinian territory, where most of the 2 million residents have been forced from their homes.
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