BREAKING: Hamas Announces Agreement to Cease-Fire Proposal

Hamas has told the Qatari and Egyptian mediators that it agreed to the Qatari-Egyptian ceasefire proposal, the terror group told Al Jazeera on Monday evening. 

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Earlier today, it was reported that Hamas suspended hostage talks as Israel ignored the warnings of world leaders and pushed forward with plans for a military operation in Rafah, starting with the evacuation of Palestinians from that area of Gaza on Monday.

Ed Morrissey

I'll bet they did. The start of the Rafah operation changed the conditions of the standoff, and Hamas is doing exactly what I predicted earlier. They want to float an agreement to stall for time and to see whether they can force Israel to withdraw in the next phase.

I'd guess that Israel will pause right now, since they haven't really advanced into Rafah yet. Stay tuned.

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