A man walks in a heavily damaged building following an Israeli strike in Deir Al Balah in the central Gaza Strip on November 15, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group.Image Credit: AFP

Hamas official says ‘ready’ for Gaza ceasefire

Political bureau member urges Trump to ‘pressure’ Israel

15 Nov 2024, 11:49 by AFP · Gulf News

Jerusalem: A senior Hamas official said Friday that the group is “ready for a ceasefire” in Gaza and urged US President-elect Donald Trump to “pressure” Israel to “end the aggression”.

“Hamas is ready to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip if a ceasefire proposal is presented and on the condition that it is respected” by Israel, Hamas political bureau member Bassem Naim told AFP. “We call on the US administration and Trump to pressure the Israeli government to end the aggression.”