Hamas says it has approved an Egyptian-Qatari truce proposal to halt its war with Israel. Here's what we know.
After weeks of stop-start talks, Hamas has agreed to a three-phase ceasefire deal in its seven-month war with Israel. It came just hours after Israel ordered Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah in Gaza's south, ahead of a planned ground offensive. Here's what we know about the latest Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal, and what happens now. Hamas agreed on Monday to the truce proposed by mediators Qatar and Egypt, but Israel said the terms did not meet its demands.
Based on details announced so far by Hamas officials and an official briefed on the talks, the deal that the Palestinian group said it had agreed to includes the following: Taher Al-Nono, a Hamas official and adviser to the group's chief Ismail Haniyeh, told the Reuters news agency the proposal met the group's demands for reconstruction efforts in Gaza, return of displaced Palestinians and a swap of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
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