Hamas announced in an official statement that it has accepted the terms of a hostage deal and cease-fire. "Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement, held a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, and with the Egyptian Minister of Intelligence, Mr. Abbas Kamel, and informed them of the Hamas movement's approval of their proposal regarding a cease-fire agreement," according to the statement. (Einav Halabi)