The southern Gaza strip has been hit by Israeli strikes in recent days, The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it supports resuming a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip through a proposal put forward by mediators which would see five more hostages released to Israel in exchange for a 50-day truce.<\/p>\n
Khalil al-Hayya, the most senior Hamas leader outside Gaza, said the group had approved a draft deal sent by Egyptian and Qatari mediators.<\/p>\n
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said it had also received the plan, and submitted a “counter-proposal to the mediators in full co-ordination with the United States”.<\/p>\n
If agreed to, the new limited ceasefire agreement could coincide with the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr which begins on Sunday.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, Netanyahu’s office said he had held consultations on the ceasefire proposal from the mediators.<\/p>\n
It said the Israeli counter-offer had been agreed with the US, but did not provide further details. The US has not publicly commented on the issue.<\/p>\n
The war was triggered when Hamas attacked southern Israel on 7 October 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 back to Gaza as captives.<\/p>\n
Israel responded with a massive military offensive, which killed more than 50,000 Palestinians, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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