Hamas accepts Qatari-Egyptian proposal for Gaza ceasefire
Al Jazeera
The announcement comes as people started to flee eastern Rafah after Israel ordered tens of thousands to evacuate.
Hamas has approved a proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza war put forward by mediators Qatar and Egypt, the Palestinian group said, although Israel has yet to comment on the proposal.
“Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of Hamas movement, conducted a telephone call with the prime minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and with the Egyptian intelligence minister, Mr Abbas Kamel, and informed them of Hamas’s approval of their proposal regarding a ceasefire agreement,” the group said in a statement published on its official website on Monday.
Details of the proposal were not immediately clear and Israel has yet to officially comment.
The announcement comes as people started to flee the southern Gaza city of Rafah, after Israel ordered tens of thousands people to evacuate amid growing fears of a full-blown military assault. More than 1.5 million displaced Palestinians have sought shelter in the area.
After the Hamas announcement, crowds of people gathered to cheer and celebrate in Rafah.
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