Chief of Hamas says organization endorses idea for Gaza truce
After nearly seven months of fighting, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh told mediators Qatar and Egypt on Monday that his Palestinian fighter group has accepted their proposal for a truce in Gaza.
The head of the Hamas movement’s political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, spoke with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, and Mr. Abbas Kamel, the minister of intelligence in Egypt over the phone, informing them that Hamas had accepted their proposal for a ceasefire agreement, according to a statement released on the group’s official website.
The proposal that Hamas had approved, according to an Israeli official, was a “softened” version of an Egyptian proposal that had “far-reaching” conclusions that Israel was unable to accept.
Speaking under anonymity, the Israeli source stated, “This would seem to be a ruse intended to make Israel look like the side refusing a deal.”
Since a week-long break in hostilities in November, no viable agreement on a ceasefire has been reached in Gaza.
After Israel ordered the evacuation of portions of Rafah, the city on Gaza’s southern border that has been the last safe haven for around half of the 2.3 million people living there, Hamas announced a deal hours later.
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