Hamas, Gaza and Steve Witkoff
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Egyptian mediation efforts, says it’s ready to negotiate disputed points to end humanitarian crisis and achieve permanent ceasefire - Anadolu Ajansı
The incident happened as Israel and Hamas traded blame for the faltering mediation bid to secure a temporary ceasefire.
The Hamas-run health ministry says more than a hundred people were injured in the attack. The aid distributor said the reports were "false".
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told families of hostages held in Gaza that Israel has accepted a new ceasefire proposal presented by U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he accepted US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff's outline for a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange. "Israel accepts the new Witkoff outline," Netanyahu said during a meeting with families of Israeli hostages in Gaza as cited by a statement released by his office.
The White House has been willing to engage directly with Hamas to help broker deals and successfully won the release this month of the last living U.S. citizen held hostage by the militant group, 21-year-old Edan Alexander. But a broader halt to the fighting has been more elusive since a two-month ceasefire broke down in mid-March.