Khalil al-Haya, a member of the Hamas political bureau, claimed on Thursday that Israel had a growing interest in reaching a ceasefire during the last round of conflict in Gaza.
"The enemy was in a rush to achieve calm. They contacted mediators and we told them that we are ready for calm if the enemy commits itself to it and that we will not accept new rules and realities on the ground," he said in an interview with Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV.
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