Hamas says ready to immediately engage in talks for lasting Gaza ceasefire

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Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, take security measures as Israeli hostages being handed over Red Cross, in Deir al Balah, Gaza, on February 8, 2025 [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency]

The Palestinian resistance group Hamas said Monday that it is ready to immediately engage in negotiations to reach a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports.

The group’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, released Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander on Monday evening after talks with the Trump administration.

“Hamas is ready to immediately begin negotiations to reach a comprehensive agreement for a sustainable ceasefire, the withdrawal of the occupation army, the end of the siege, the exchange of prisoners, and the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip,” it said in a statement.

Alexander was the last known living US hostage held in Gaza.

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