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Hamas ready to discuss deal without ‘permanent’ ceasefire
7 July 2024 17:57 BST
A senior Hamas official told AFP that the group is ready to hold talks about releasing hostages in Gaza without a “complete and permanent ceasefire”.
“This step was by-passed as the [Qatari] mediators pledged that as long as the prisoner negotiations continued, the ceasefire would continue,” the top Hamas official told AFP.
The group has previously put a permanent ceasefire as a requirement to start talks on a hostage swap.