Israel accepts proposal to attend ‘urgent’ new ceasefire talks

A proposal for a new round of talks to take place on 15 August was presented by the US, Egypt and Qatar.

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The three nations released a joint statement on Thursday pushing for the talks to take place between Israel and Hamas on 15 August in Doha or Cairo. Hamas is yet to respond.

The statement said a "framework agreement" was ready and that it had "only the details of implementation left to conclude”.

The push for new talks will be seen as an attempt by the US and its partners to stop regional tensions from spiralling out of control, after Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran last week.

Iran, blaming Israel, has vowed a response - though Israel has not commented directly on the killing.

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