Israeli Minister Benny Gantz is reportedly seeing the first indications for a new hostage agreement with the Palestinian militant Hamas movement. If the agreement does not materialize, Israel is prepared to begin its offensive in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Gantz told the war cabinet according to several Israeli media reports on Wednesday. He did not provide any concrete details. Egypt, Qatar and the US are again trying to negotiate an extended ceasefire in the war in Gaza. As part of an agreement, the hostages still being held in the Gaza Strip would be exchanged for Palesti…