August 19, 2025
Palestinians gather to receive cooked meals from a food distribution center in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on August 18, 2025. PHOTO: AFP
‘Hamas accepts proposed deal for ceasefire with Israel and hostage release’
The proposal includes the return of half the hostages held in Gaza and Israel's release of some Palestinian prisoners, an Egyptian official source said on Monday. There was no Israeli response to the Hamas proposal itself but an Israeli official confirmed it was received.
