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Mediators are making progress on an agreement for a week-long ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, as well as the release of dozens of hostages held in Gaza as well as Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
Israel's War Cabinet met to discuss the proposal late Saturday, but there was no official word on what they had decided. Some Israeli media, citing unnamed officials, said they had tacitly approved the deal and that Israel would send a delegation to Qatar for further discussions.
Hamas says it is not yet included in the latest proposal developed by the United States, Egypt and Qatar, but the reported summary is largely consistent with its previous demands for the first phase of a ceasefire. Hamas's top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was in Cairo last week.
Israel, meanwhile, is developing plans to expand its offensive into the southernmost town of Rafah, on the Gaza-Egypt border, where more than half of the territory's 2.3 million people have sought refuge in squalid tent camps, overcrowded apartments and overcrowded shelters. Aid groups have warned of a catastrophe, and the US and Israel's other allies have said they must avoid harming civilians.
A senior official from Egypt, which along with Qatar is a mediator between Israel and the militant group Hamas, said on Saturday that the draft ceasefire agreement includes the release of up to 40 women and elderly hostages in exchange for up to 300 Palestinian prisoners. mostly women, minors and the elderly.
The Egyptian official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the negotiations, said the proposed six-week ceasefire would include allowing hundreds of trucks to bring desperately needed aid into Gaza every day, including the northern half of the besieged territory. . He said both sides agreed to continue negotiations during the pause for further concessions and a permanent ceasefire.
The prime minister's office did not respond to a request for comment on the War Cabinet discussions or Israeli media reports./ AP
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