Israel has ‘essentially endorsed’ a proposed ceasefire deal in Gaza, US says
THE Israelis have essentially endorsed a framework of a proposed Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, and it is now up to Hamas to agree to it, a senior United States administration official said on Saturday.
Talks to reach an agreement were set to resume in Egypt and as news broke that the Israelis had killed seven Hezbollah members during fresh strikes in south Lebanon, further heightening the risk of a widened conflict in the region.
International mediators have been working for weeks to broker a deal to pause the fighting before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins on March 10.
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