“Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement, held a call with the Qatari Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and the Egyptian Intelligence Minister, Abbas Kamel, and informed them of the Hamas movement’s approval of his proposal on a ceasefire agreement,” the Palestinian group said.
At the moment the details of the proposal are not known, nor the position of the Israeli authorities.
“I can confirm that Hamas has issued a response. “We are examining that response now and discussing it with our partners in the region,” said State Department spokesman Matthew Miller.
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Until this Monday, May 6, indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel seemed to be stalled to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused on Sunday, May 4, to end the war. , a key demand of the Islamist group.
The population has already begun to leave #Rafah towards Khan Younis and the middle zone. The UN and its humanitarian partners have been expanding their presence northwards in recent weeks for programmatic reasons, while maintaining operations in Rafah.
— UNRWA.es (@UNRWAes) May 6, 2024
This morning, thousands of Palestinians in the southern town of Rafah received messages urging them to evacuate to the Khan Younis area, raising alarms regarding the possibility that the Army will soon begin its announced ground invasion in southern Gaza.
The Islamist group warned Israeli forces on May 6 that any military operation in Rafah “will not be a picnic,” and that the group’s armed wing, the al-Qasam Brigades, are prepared to “defend our people.”
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Hamas also asked international organizations still operating in the enclave, and in particular the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), not to abandon it following Israeli evacuation orders.
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