Marni Rose McFall
Hamas has accepted a ceasefire resolution presented by the United Nations Security Council and is ready to negotiate, one of the group's senior officials told Reuters news agency.
The resolution, adopted on Monday, would see the withdrawal of Israeli troops and a swap of hostages for detainees held by Israel.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is in the Middle East pushing a ceasefire deal, told reporters that Hamas' statement was "a hopeful sign."
The Context
The U.N. security council resolution called for Hamas to agree to a three-phase hostage-for-ceasefire proposal, as per a report from The Guardian.
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