There were no immediate details about what the deal entailed (File)
Gaza:
An Israeli official said on Monday that no ceasefire had been agreed in Gaza, after Hamas said it had accepted a proposal from Egyptian and Qatari mediators.
The Israeli official said that the proposal that Hamas accepted was a “softened” version of an Egyptian proposal, which included “far-reaching” conclusions that Israel could not accept.
“This would appear to be a ploy designed to make Israel appear to be the side refusing a deal,” said the Israeli official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Earlier, Hamas said in a brief statement that its chief, Ismail Haniyeh, had informed Qatari and Egyptian mediators that the group accepted their ceasefire proposal. The statement did not provide details of the agreement.
There has been no successful agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza since a week-long lull in fighting in November.
Hamas’ announcement of a deal came hours after Israel ordered the evacuation of parts of Rafah, the city on Gaza’s southern tip that served as the last sanctuary for about half of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents.
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