Spokesman for Hamas's Haniyeh denies humanitarian truce agreement reached with Israel

Civil defense teams continue efforts to rescue Palestinians trapped under rubble of a building destroyed by Israeli attack in Deir Al Balah, Gaza on November 09, 2023. [Ashraf Amra – Anadolu Agency]

A top aide to Hamas political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, denied on Thursday that a humanitarian truce had been reached with Israel, adding that negotiations are continuing, Anadolu Agency reports.

The negotiations are ongoing and, as of this moment, no agreement has been reached with Israel

said Taher Al-Nono, Haniyeh’s media advisor, on Telegram.

Should any agreement be reached, it will be clearly and promptly communicated to our people

he added.

The statement came shortly after a White House announcement saying that Israel had agreed to hold “humanitarian pauses” set to last four hours daily in northern Gaza, starting on Thursday.

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, also said on Thursday that any ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is contingent on the release of the hostages held by Palestinian group, Hamas.

Hamas, on Thursday, said one Israeli soldier it was holding had been killed in Israeli airstrikes, while another had been injured.

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