The two foes are locked in an escalating cycle of violence that risks spiraling further in the aftermath of an unprecedented exchange of direct fire between Israel and Iran.

Israel’s defense minister has said that the country’s military has eliminated half of Hezbollah’s commanders in southern Lebanon. But analysts doubt whether Israel’s increasing use of targeted killings would weaken the militant group.

"Hamas has received today the official response of the Zionist occupation to the proposal presented to the Egyptian and the Qatari mediators on April 13," Khalil Al-Hayya, who is currently based in Qatar, said in a statement published by the group.

ALBAWABA- Israeli Channel 13 reports that Tel Aviv is prepared to release Palestinian prisoners, including those accused of carrying out killings. Additionally, the Israeli government is showing flexibility by considering Hamas's demand for the withdrawal of the Israeli army from the Netzarim Corridor.

I n a remarkable turn of events amidst ongoing hostilities, a top Hamas official has signaled a willingness to agree to a truce with Israel of five years or more. This ceasefire would be conditional on the establishment of an independent Palestinian state along pre-1967 borders.