The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has asked Egyptian and Qatari mediators to provide clarity on the terms of the latest ceasefire proposal being discussed as part of negotiations with Israel, an Egyptian official told the Associated Press.
The official, who has close ties to the talks and spoke on condition of anonymity to freely discuss the deal, said Hamas wants clear terms for the unconditional return of displaced people to the north of Gaza and to ensure that the second stage of the agreement will include discussing the gradual and complete withdrawal of all Israeli troops from the entire Gaza Strip.
The official said the current deal didn’t fully explain who would be allowed to return north and how it would be decided.
The emerging phased deal includes the release of 33 captives held by Hamas in exchange for a halt to the fighting and the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
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