DOHA, November 9. /TASS/. Hamas has notified the mediators about its readiness to withdraw its forces from Israel-controlled areas in the Gaza Strip, senior Hamas official Ismail Radwan said.
"We have notified the mediators that we are ready to withdraw fighters from the yellow zone," he told the Al Jazeera television channel, referring to the so-called yellow line, or a boundary where the Israeli army has pulled back to as part of the ceasefire deal.
He also said that Hamas is set to settle the problem of returning remains of Israeli hostages as soon as possible and reiterated that the organization is committed to the ceasefire.
At the same time, he noted that Hamas continues to report ceasefire violations by Israel. In his words, the death toll from Israel actions over the ceasefire period has reached 241.
Israel and Hamas resumed Egypt-, Qatar-, United States-, and Turkey-mediated indirect talks on settling the situation in the Gaza Strip on October 6. On October 9, the parties to the conflict signed an agreement on the implementation of phase one of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan. The ceasefire came into effect on October 10. Under the deal, Israel has pulled its troops from the enclave’s central areas to the so-called yellow line but retained control over more than 50% of the Gaza Strip territory.
