Hamas conditionally agrees to potential cease-fire, if Israel reciprocates

Hamas accepts a potential International Court of Justice ruling calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, with the condition that Israel must reciprocate

Hamas on Thursday announced its conditional acceptance of a potential ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The key condition: Israel must reciprocate.

Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan, speaking at a news conference in Beirut, introduced a significant caveat to this hypothetical agreement. Osama Hamdan claimed that, If Israel agrees to release all Palestinian prisoners, Hamas is prepared to reciprocate by releasing all Israeli hostages currently held in Gaza.

Source: Reuters