There were no immediate details on what the deal entailed. Hamas official says ‘ball is now in Israel’s court’
The two Middle Eastern countries are mediating the months-long talks between Israel and Hamas.
This decision to accept the truce agreement brought people to the streets celebrating in Rafa, writes ERT’s response.
Hamas ‘trick’, says Israeli official
There was no immediate comment from Israel on the Hamas announcement, but there are reports of rejection.
Israel says Hamas has accepted a “softer” version of the ceasefire deal proposed by Egypt, which is not “acceptable” to the Israelis, according to reports.
Reuters reports that an Israeli official says the Hamas announcement appears to be a “trick” aimed at portraying Israel as the side unwilling to accept a deal.
The Times of Israel reports that Israeli officials said the terms accepted by Hamas are not what Israel agreed to.
Israel: Netanyahu agrees to reopen Kerem Shalom crossing for humanitarian aid to Gaza
Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Joe Biden today that he will ensure the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza remains open for humanitarian aid to pass through, the White House said.
Biden also reiterated his “clear position on Rafa” in a phone call with Netanyahu, the White House said in a statement.
Rafah war: PA calls on Washington to ‘prevent a massacre’
The presidency of the Palestinian Authority earlier called on the US to prevent the invasion of Rafah by the Israeli army, which in the morning called on the residents of several districts of this city in the southern part of the Gaza Strip to evacuate them.
“We call on the American administration to intervene to prevent these massacres, for which we warn that there will be dangerous consequences,” the Palestinian presidency says, as reported by the official Palestinian news agency Wafa, clarifying that the Palestinian Authority has intensified “intensive” talks with its international partners on this matter.
Earlier, Hamas said in a statement that any attack on Rafah would not amount to a “walk” for Israeli forces and indicated that it was fully prepared to defend Palestinians there.
For his part, Hamas official Izzat al-Rasiq said today that any Israeli military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah would jeopardize the truce negotiations.
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