Hamas accepts UN ceasefire resolution, ready to negotiate over details, official says
- Hamas accepts a UN resolution to end the war with Israel in Gaza and is willing to discuss details, a senior official confirmed, described by US Secretary of State Blinken as "a hopeful sign."
- Qatari and Egyptian mediators have not received formal responses from Hamas or Israel on the UN-backed truce proposal, with doubts emerging on progress towards a deal due to conflicting goals.
- Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri outside Gaza accepted the ceasefire resolution and is open to negotiating specifics, awaiting confirmation from Hamas leaders in besieged Gaza.
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Hamas says it accepts UN-backed Gaza truce plan, US cites 'hopeful sign'
TEL AVIV: Hamas accepts a UN resolution backing a plan to end the war with Israel in Gaza and is ready to negotiate details, a senior official of the Palestinian militant group said on Tuesday (Jun 11) in what the US Secretary of State called a hopeful sign. But Qatari and Egyptian mediators have not recei
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