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On June 11, the Hamas Islamic Movement said it had accepted a resolution of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) regarding a ceasefire agreement, Israeli forces withdrawing from Gaza and hostage exchange.
Sami Abu Zuhri, a senior Hamas leader, added that the movement was ready to negotiate the details of the issues. In addition, Abu Zuhri said it was important for the US to ensure that Israel would take steps in accordance with the resolution.
Responding to the move, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Hamas’s declaration of support “a hopeful sign”, but the group’s actual actions and decisions will be the real deciding factor for the peace process. The US Secretary of State is making his eighth visit to the Middle East since the Hamas-Israel conflict broke out last October.
On the same day, Türkiye welcomed Hamas's positive approach to the Gaza ceasefire plan. On June 11, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said that Ankara welcomed Hamas' "constructive and positive" approach to the Gaza ceasefire.
On June 10, the UN Security Council passed a resolution drafted by the US, supporting the three-phase ceasefire proposal in Gaza announced by US President Joe Biden on May 31.
Meanwhile, on June 11, the Israeli military said about 50 rockets were launched from Lebanon and there were no reports of casualties.
Israeli air defenses shot down some of the rockets, the rest fell in open areas.
Hezbollah, a Lebanese militant group, said it launched dozens of rockets at a military base in the Golan Heights in response to an overnight Israeli attack in northeastern Lebanon.
Earlier in the day, the Israeli military said it had activated sirens in the northern coastal city of Haifa after Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted a target that was later determined to be a "misidentification." The Israeli military is investigating the incident.
