Hamas says it will resume indirect talks with Israel on a ceasefire in Gaza

On January 4, local time on January 3, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said in a statement that Hamas and Israel would resume indirect talks on a ceasefire in Gaza later in the day in Qatar. Hamas said the talks would "focus on ensuring that the ceasefire agreement allows for the complete cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces from the Gaza Strip."