October 11th, 2025 - 05:25 GMT
ALBAWABA - On Saturday, Hossam Badran, a high-ranking Hamas official, said that the group will not take part in the signing ceremony for the Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel, which will take place in Egypt. Badran told AFP from Doha that the event would only have mediators and officials from the U.S. and Israel. He stressed that Hamas would not be there to sign the agreement. “Hamas will not participate ...
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