Hamas said Monday that it had accepted a Gaza cease-fire proposal from Egypt and Qatar, but details were not immediately available and it was not clear whether Israel had agreed to the terms.

Israel said the terms of a ceasefire deal Hamas accepted on Monday remained “far from” meeting its demands and warned its military operations in Rafah would continue, even as it sent negotiators to talk to mediators.

The Hamas militant group said Monday it had accepted a cease-fire proposal from mediators Egypt and Qatar, which could end seven months of war in Gaza.

Hamas announced it accepts the Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a hostage deal and a ceasefire in Gaza, the group said in a statement. Why it matters: If Israel accepts the same conditions, it could lead to the release of up to 33 hostages being held in Gaza and to a pause in fighting in the enclave for more than one month.

A meeting in Cairo on a proposed truce linked to the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip ended today without progress, as Israel and Hamas remain intransigent after seven months of war