Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the 22-month war sparked by its Oct. 7, 2023, attack into Israel.

The latest Gaza ceasefire proposal agreed by Hamas is "almost identical" to an earlier plan put forward by U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, Qatar's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, speaking alongside Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa at Rafah on Monday, said Cairo opposed "impossible conditions" in the negotiations and stresse...