The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire proposal in Gaza, where it has fought a seven-month Israeli aggression that has left tens of thousands dead. 

A short statement from Hamas on Monday said that head of the group’s politburo Ismail Haniyeh had informed Qatari and Egyptian mediators that it accepted their proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza.

If the ceasefire agreement takes effect, it would be the first truce since a week-long pause in the fighting in November 2023.

However, an unnamed Israeli official indicated that the ceasefire proposal is a “softened” version of an earlier Egyptian proposal, which included “far-reaching” conclusions that are not acceptable to Israel.

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