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Hamas reviewing Israeli cease-fire proposal in Gaza, as possible Rafah offensive looms

A Palestinian stands at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Rafah, southern Gaza. Photo: Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

SAMY MAGDY and DAVID RISING

Hamas said Saturday it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end the months-long war and stave off a possible Israeli ground offensive into the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

Senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya said the Palestinian militant group was evaluating Israel’s proposal, and “upon completion of its study, it will submit its response.”