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Hamas on Thursday said it is willing to immediately accept a ceasefire only if Israel agrees to end the war and fully withdraw its forces from Gaza.
The Palestinian group's leader Ismail Haniyeh is in Cairo today for negotiations over a potential deal. However, Israeli the Israeli media have reported fears that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be trying to sabotage any new truce agreement amid far-right resistance to any deal with Hamas.
This comes as Israeli forces have launched an assault around al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, with Nasser medical facility also under a military siege, with the death toll rising to over 27,000.