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Hamas has accepted a ceasefire deal after months of talks, its leadership has announced. The proposal, brokered by Egyptian and Qatari officials, had finally been accepted by the group this evening but Israeli sources have already slammed the announcement as a ruse intended to frame the country as unwilling to accept a deal. Hamass supreme leader, Ismail Haniyeh, had delivered the news on a phone call with the prime minister of Qatar and Egypts intelligence minister. The proposal to which Hamas agreed entails a ceasefire, reconstruction of Gaza, return of the displaced and a prisoner s