Hamas said its leader has informed Qatar and Egypt of its approval of a ceasefire proposal.
Leaders of Hamas said on Monday they have agreed to a ceasefire proposal mediated by Qatar and Egypt, as Israel signaled it may move forward with a planned offensive into the southern Gaza Strip.
One day after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced a «temporary evacuation» of residents in parts of Rafah, Hamas issued a statement saying the head of the group’s Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, had informed senior Qatari and Egypt officials of a breakthrough in months-long negotiations for a ceasefire.
In calls with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani and Egyptian Intelligence Minister Abbas Kamel, Haniyeh «informed them of the Hamas movement’s approval of their proposal regarding the ceasefire agreement,» according to the statement.
