Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has said officials are “approaching a truce agreement” with Israel.
Haniyeh said the agreement was part of Qatar-mediated talks with Israel, Hamas and the Palestinian Authority.
Another senior Hamas official told Qatar's Al Jazeera that talks were underway on a ceasefire. An agreement is expected this week.
The agreement will include a ceasefire, arrangements for aid trucks to supply all areas in Gaza, and transfer of the injured to other countries for treatment.
Negotiations were centered on how long the ceasefire would last, arrangements for delivery of aid into Gaza and the exchange of Israeli captives held by Hamas for Palestinian prisoners in Israel.
At least 13,000 Palestinians – about 5,600 of them children and 3,500 women – have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its air and ground assault on Gaza after the October 7 attacks by Hamas targeting Israel, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.
