from Daily Sabah
Hamas could agree to a deal to end the Gaza war and see all hostages released and secure a five-year truce, an official said Saturday ahead of talks with mediators in Cairo.
A Hamas delegation was in Cairo to discuss with Egyptian mediators ways out of the 18-month war, as on the ground rescuers said an Israeli strike on a family home in Gaza City killed at least 10 people and left more feared buried under the rubble.
The Hamas official, speaking to Agence France-Presse (AFP) on condition of anonymity, said the Palestinian group "is ready for an exchange of prisoners in a single batch and a truce for five years".
The latest bid to seal a cease-fire follows an Israeli proposal which Hamas had rejected earlier this month as "partial", calling instead for a "comprehensive" agreement to halt the war ignited by the group's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
The Israeli offer included a 45-day cease-fire in exchange for the return of 10 living hostages.
Hamas has consistently demanded that a truce deal must lead to an end to the war, a full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and a surge in humanitarian aid into the besieged territory – where on Friday the United Nations warned food stocks were running out...
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