May 6, 2024
Hamas leader says group accepts Gaza truce proposal
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh informed Qatari and Egyptian mediators on Monday that his Palestinian militant group had accepted their proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza after nearly seven months of war. Haniyeh had spoken by phone with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Egyptian Information Minister Abbas Kamel, “and informed them of Hamas’ approval of their proposal regarding a ceasefire agreement,” the group said. in a statement published in its official official. Website. A senior Hamas official, however, stressed that “this does not mean that the ceasefire has yet come into force”, noting that “the Israeli


