🔴 Live: Hamas offered 40-day ceasefire in exchange for release of hostages, says UK’s Cameron

29/04/2024 04:13 France 24

Hamas has been offered a 40-day ceasefire and the release of "potentially thousands" of Palestinian prisoners in return for freeing Israeli hostages, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Monday as Hamas negotiators are due to hold a new round of talks in Cairo with Egyptian and Qatari mediators. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments in the war in Gaza.

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