The Palestinian militant organization Hamas has approved a proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza war put forward by mediators Egypt and Qatar, according to a post in Hamas’ official Telegram channel on Monday evening. The Hamas statement said that the head of Hamas’ Politburo Ismail Haniyeh “called Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and the Egyptian Minister of Intelligence Abbas Kamel, informing them of Hamas’ acceptance of their proposal for a ceasefire agreement.” Hamas sources in Beirut told dpa this is “a key development.”