Hamas: willing to release all remaining hostages and seek a five-year ceasefire

On April 26, local time on April 26, a Hamas official told AFP that < b > Hamas is willing to accept a deal to end the Gaza conflict that would include the one-time release of all remaining detainees and a five-year ceasefire. The Hamas delegation was scheduled to meet with the mediator in Cairo later in the day. Earlier, senior Hamas official Khalil Haya said in a video statement on the 17th that Hamas was ready to start negotiations immediately on a "comprehensive" agreement to release all Israeli detainees in exchange for a truce and withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.