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Hamas, Hostage Deal

Hamas signals ceasefire readiness: No strings attached 

Hamas declares willingness for immediate truce with Israel, dismissing any new conditions from mediators.

Photos of hostages held in Gaza
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Hamas announced on Wednesday evening that its negotiators reaffirmed their willingness to implement an "immediate" ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, according to a previous US proposal, without introducing any new conditions.

Hamas issued a statement confirming that a negotiation team, headed by senior official Khalil al-Hayya, met with key mediators, including Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Egypt's intelligence chief Abbas Kamel, during talks in Doha.

According to a source familiar with the matter, reported by Barak Ravid of Axios, the mediators from Qatar and Egypt left the meeting with the belief that it might be possible to present a new US-Qatari-Egyptian bridging proposal to the parties next week. The United States has been pushing a ceasefire and hostage release framework, first introduced by President Joe Biden in May. Despite this, Hamas has rejected every proposal thus far.

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Last week, The Washington Post revealed that the US has been coordinating with Egypt and Qatar to propose a final, "take it or leave it" deal.

* Reuters contributed to this article.

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