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Hamas says it has accepted the ceasefire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar which seeks to halt the seven-month war with Israel in Gaza.

In a statement Monday, Hamas said the head of its political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, told the Qatari Prime Minister and Egyptian intelligence minister that the militant group had accepted their proposal.

CNN has asked the Israeli Prime Minister’s office for comment.

The latest framework, which Israel helped craft but has not fully agreed to, calls for the release of between 20 and 33 hostages over several weeks in exchange for a temporary ceasefire and the release of Palestinian prisoners.

After the initial exchange, there will follow what sources describe as the “restoration of sustainable calm” during which the remaining hostages, captive Israeli soldiers and the bodies of hostages would be exchanged for more Palestinian prisoners.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/06/midd...oposal-israel-gaza-latam-intl/index.html

He wrote a column for Al Jazeera in 2019, but they say he was never an employee. He was a verified employee for the Palestine Chronicle. See the link.

Not sure about the doctor yet.

https://nypost.com/2024/06/09/world...e-with-his-family-israeli-military-says/

Even if you retract that article above and it turned out everything in DotD's post was true, I don't think it changes the dynamic. I think it was already fairly certain that Hamas was using the population as human shields, which is among the most despicable things one can do. Surely some among the population are also aiding and abetting this construct. But it also remains true that there are innocents involved as well. It is not entirely a population of terrorists. The two dynamics just mentioned are not mutually exclusive.

When it comes to the situation itself, does Hamas use the civilian population as a human shield? Yes. Does this create a very difficult situation for Israel? Yes, of course. Has Israel still been reckless at times, sometimes grossly reckless, in its tactics anyhow? Also yes. I don't think his assertions really do anything to change that level of consistency we've had in the aftermath of October 7th.