Signs of renewed activity emerged on Wednesday in the quest for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas in the 9-month-old war in the Gaza Strip while Israel launched more strikes on the devastated enclave.
After weeks with little public diplomacy, mediators Egypt and Qatar delivered a response from Hamas to a proposal that would include a release of hostages held in Gaza and a cease-fire in the Palestinian enclave.
Israel is studying the document, said a statement Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office released on behalf of the Mossad spy agency.
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