Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire proposal put forward by mediators Egypt and Qatar, received two days ago. The group's senior leader, Khalil al-Hayya, confirmed this on Sunday.
According to a Reuters report, on Saturday (March 29), Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya stated in a televised address, "Two days ago, we received a proposal from the mediators, Egypt and Qatar. We view it positively and have agreed to it."
On Thursday (March 27), security sources informed Reuters that Egypt had received positive signals from Israel regarding a new ceasefire proposal, which would include an interim phase.
The sources mentioned that the proposal includes a condition for Hamas to release five Israeli hostages every week.
The office of the Israeli Prime Minister confirmed that they have engaged in multiple rounds of discussions based on the proposal received from the mediators and have sent a counterproposal to them, in full coordination with the United States.
Reuters had asked the Israeli Prime Minister's office whether Israel had agreed to the ceasefire proposal, but they did not provide an immediate response.
Meanwhile, in the latest Israeli airstrikes, several casualties, including women and children, were reported in Gaza's northern town of Beit Lahia and the southern Khan Younis. Hamas also accused Israeli forces of targeting Palestinian Red Crescent and Civil Defense personnel in Rafah.
In the West Bank, Israeli forces carried out operations in the town of Masafir Yatta in Zhinba, destroying property. Al Jazeera reported that Israeli forces surrounded a house in Tammun. Additionally, Israeli forces claimed that mortar fire was directed at them in Khan Younis, but no casualties were reported.
