Senior Hamas officials are debating whether to accept an Egypt and UN-proposed ceasefire with Israel, according to Bloomberg. Senior leaders from Hamas returned to Gaza on Thursday to discuss with other local leaders the proposed plan, which involves a prisoner swap and the construction of seaports, one each in Ismailia and Sinai as part of a plan to rehabilitate the area, Israeli media reports. On a related note, Egypt announced the opening of the Rafah border crossing with Gaza for four days as of Saturday to allow pilgrims through to Saudi Arabia for Hajj.

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