In the latest development from the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, Qatar on Thursday (Feb 1) revealed that the Palestinian militant group has given “initial positive confirmation” to a proposal for the cessation of fighting in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages.

“The meeting in Paris succeeded in consolidating the proposals…,” Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said of talks Qatari, US, Israeli and Egyptian officials had on Sunday.

“That proposal has been approved by the Israeli side and now we have an initial positive confirmation from the Hamas side.”

Ansari stated that there were hopes of “good news” about a new pause in the fighting “in the next couple of weeks”.

However, the Hamas group stated that there was no consensus yet on the proposed plan.

“There is no agreement on the framework of the agreement yet, the factions have important observations, and the Qatari statement is rushed and not true,” the news agency AFP quoted a source close to Hamas as saying.
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