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Senior Hamas official says group has shown enough flexibility in negotiations for ceasefire to resume
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Senior Hamas official Taher al-Nunu tells Al-Jazeera that indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas to reach a renewed ceasefire have not stopped, and efforts to reach a point that would allow the deal to be put back into effect are ongoing.
According to al-Nunu, Hamas has shown sufficient flexibility to resume the agreement, but Israel has refused these attempts.
Israel resumed fighting in Gaza earlier this week after talks for a temporary extension to the first phase of a multi-stage ceasefire and hostage release deal failed, with Hamas insisting it would not deviate from the agreed-upon second phase of the truce.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has since declared that any further negotiations with Hamas will only take place “under fire.”
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