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Hamas has told mediators it accepts Egyptian-Qatari ceasefire deal
Hamas says it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari ceasefire proposal to halt seven-month war with Israel.
It issued a statement Monday saying its supreme leader, Ismail Haniyeh, had delivered the news in a phone call with Qatar’s prime minister and Egypt’s intelligence minister.
The two Middle Eastern nations have been mediating months of talks between Israel and Hamas. There was no immediate comment from Israel.
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An IDF spokesperson said that Israel will continue to act in a “operational manner” in the Gaza strip despite Hamas announcing that they accepted a Gaza ceasefire deal on Monday.
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When asked if the ceasefire notification changes anything, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said that Israel is “exploring every single thing we hear”, referring to the ceasefire deal.
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But Hagari said that Israel is going to continue to act in an operational manner, saying earlier that Israel has a right to defend itself.
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From Hagari:
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We are exploring every single thing that we hear and we are exhausting the potential about negotiations and bringing back the hostages and that is our main mission, to bring them home as quickly as possible, but in parellel, we are continuing to act in an operational manner in the Gaza strip and we will continue to do so.
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Here are the full remarks from the Israeli official who described the truce Hamas agreed to as a “softened” version to Reuters.
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The official spoke to Reuters on the condition of anonymity.
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This would appear to be a ruse intended to make Israel look like the side refusing a deal…
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An Israeli official said that Hamas accepted a “softened” version of an Egyptian proposal that Israel does not approve of, Reuters reported.
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The official added that the announcement from Hamas about the accepted deal appears to be a “ruse” to make it appear as if Israel is refusing the ceasefire agreement.
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Israeli media has also reported that Israel will likely not accept the Gaza ceasefire deal, which is also being described as “one-sided”.
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Israeli media reporting that Israel not likely to accept the ceasefire deal that Hamas approved, saying it was a "softened" or "one-sided" Egyptian version. https://t.co/T995ZC46v7
— Aric Toler (@AricToler) May 6, 2024
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Miller declined to comment on reports that Hamas may have agreed to a ceasefire deal that the US was not involved with.
“I’ve seen those suggestions…Because we are working on this in real time and trying to reach an agreement, I’m just going to decline to comment [in] detail about any of those reports,” Miller said.
Miller confirmed that Hamas has “issued a response”, when asked about Hamas’s announcement that they accepted a ceasefire deal.
“We are reviewing that response now and discussing it with our partners in the region,” Miller said.
“We continue to believe that a hostage deal is in the best interest of the Israeli people. It’s in the best interest of the Palestinian people,” Miller added, noting that a deal would also ensure aid to Gaza.
The US State Department briefing is now underway.
State department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that the US opposes Israel’s shutdown of the Al Jazeera Network and that the network should be allowed to operate in Israel.
“We support media freedom from all around the world and we are quite concerned about this action,” said Miller.
IDF says Hamas announcement doesn’t change ‘operational’ action in Gaza
An IDF spokesperson said that Israel will continue to act in a “operational manner” in the Gaza strip despite Hamas announcing that they accepted a Gaza ceasefire deal on Monday.
When asked if the ceasefire notification changes anything, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said that Israel is “exploring every single thing we hear”, referring to the ceasefire deal.
But Hagari said that Israel is going to continue to act in an operational manner, saying earlier that Israel has a right to defend itself.
From Hagari:
We are exploring every single thing that we hear and we are exhausting the potential about negotiations and bringing back the hostages and that is our main mission, to bring them home as quickly as possible, but in parellel, we are continuing to act in an operational manner in the Gaza strip and we will continue to do so.
An Israeli official is now giving remarks following Hamas’s announcement of the agreed ceasefire deal.
Stay tuned for further updates.
A Hamas official told Reuters that the deal Hamas agreed to includes a ceasefire, the return of displaced people, the reconstruction of Gaza, and a prisoner swap.
Taher Al-Nono, a Hamas official, shared additional details of the agreement with Reuters.
Other Israeli news sources are reporting that Israeli officials are not seriously considering the truce that Hamas agreed to.
N12 News, an Israeli news site, is reporting that senior officials in Israel are not taking the deal seriously and believe it is a “far-reaching” proposal that is not acceptable to Israel.
גורמים בכירים בישראל: לא מתייחסים ברצינות, זו הצעה מרחיקת לכת שלא מקובלת על ישראל@amit_segal
— החדשות – N12 (@N12News) May 6, 2024
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גורמים בכירים בישראל: לא מתייחסים ברצינות, זו הצעה מרחיקת לכת שלא מקובלת על ישראל@amit_segal
— החדשות – N12 (@N12News) May 6, 2024
Hamas acceptance ‘appears to be a ruse’, says Israeli official
Here are the full remarks from the Israeli official who described the truce Hamas agreed to as a “softened” version to Reuters.
The official spoke to Reuters on the condition of anonymity.
This would appear to be a ruse intended to make Israel look like the side refusing a deal…
Israel does not approve of ‘softened’ proposal Hamas accepts, Israeli official says
An Israeli official said that Hamas accepted a “softened” version of an Egyptian proposal that Israel does not approve of, Reuters reported.
The official added that the announcement from Hamas about the accepted deal appears to be a “ruse” to make it appear as if Israel is refusing the ceasefire agreement.
Israeli media has also reported that Israel will likely not accept the Gaza ceasefire deal, which is also being described as “one-sided”.
Israeli media reporting that Israel not likely to accept the ceasefire deal that Hamas approved, saying it was a "softened" or "one-sided" Egyptian version. https://t.co/T995ZC46v7
— Aric Toler (@AricToler) May 6, 2024
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Israeli media reporting that Israel not likely to accept the ceasefire deal that Hamas approved, saying it was a “softened” or “one-sided” Egyptian version. https://t.co/T995ZC46v7
— Aric Toler (@AricToler) May 6, 2024
There was no immediate comment from Israel on the deal, and details of the proposal have not yet been released, the AP reports.
In recent days, Egyptian and Hamas officials have said the cease-fire would take place in a series of stages, during which Hamas would release hostages it is holding in exchange for Israeli troop pullbacks from Gaza.
It is not clear whether the deal will meet Hamas’s key demand of bringing about an end to the war and complete Israeli withdrawal.
Hamas said in a statement its top leader, Ismail Haniyeh, had delivered the news in a phone call with Qatar’s prime minister and Egypt’s intelligence minister.
After the release of the statement, Palestinians erupted in cheers in the sprawling tent camps around Rafah, hoping the deal meant an Israeli attack had been averted.
Hamas has told mediators it accepts Egyptian-Qatari ceasefire deal
Hamas says it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari ceasefire proposal to halt seven-month war with Israel.
It issued a statement Monday saying its supreme leader, Ismail Haniyeh, had delivered the news in a phone call with Qatar’s prime minister and Egypt’s intelligence minister.
The two Middle Eastern nations have been mediating months of talks between Israel and Hamas. There was no immediate comment from Israel.
Follow live for the latest updates and reactions as we get them.