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Hamas considering latest Gaza truce offer in 'positive spirit'

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Palestinians transport their belongings on a cart on a road lined with damaged buildings in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 2, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas movement. [AFP]

Hamas says it is considering in a 'positive spirit' a Gaza truce deal, while the UN warned rebuilding the devastated Palestinian territory would require efforts not seen since World War II.

After months of stop-start negotiations, Hamas has sounded an optimistic tone about the latest hostages-for-ceasefire proposal, raising hopes an agreement may soon be reached even as medics in the besieged strip reported fresh strikes on Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah on Friday.

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