On February 4th, two senior officials from the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced on February 3rd that Hamas is ready to begin negotiations on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. A Hamas official stated that “Hamas informed the Egyptian mediators during their ongoing communication and meeting in Cairo last week that they are ready to begin the second phase of negotiations.” The second official said that the organization is “waiting for the mediators to initiate the next round of negotiations. According to the terms of the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, the first phase of the ceasefire will take effect on January 19th, and the two sides will then begin indirect negotiations on February 3rd to finalize the details of the second phase.
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