Hamas officials are close to reaching a truce agreement with Israel, according to the chief of Hamas. Negotiations are focused on the duration of the truce, aid delivery to Gaza, and the exchange of hostages.
The chief of Hamas has told the Reuters news agency that the Palestinian militant group was near a truce agreement with Israel , even as the deadly assault on Gaza continued and rockets were being fired into Israel . Hamas officials are "close to reaching a truce agreement " with Israel and the group has delivered its response to Qatari mediators, Ismail Haniyeh said on Tuesday in a statement sent to Reuters by his aide.
The statement gave no more details, but a Hamas official told Al Jazeera TV that negotiations were centred on how long the truce would last, arrangements for delivery of aid into Gaza and the exchange of Israeli hostages held by Hamas for Palestinian prisoners in Israel. Both sides would free women and children and details will be announced by Qatar, which is mediating in the negotiations, said the official, Issat el Reshiq. United States President Joe Biden said on Monday he believed an accord was near
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