Hamas wants three to five-year truce: Senior official

Hamas intends to maintain security control in Gaza during an interim period, a senior Hamas official told Reuters on Friday, adding he could not commit to the group disarming. Politburo member Mohammed Nazzal also said the group was ready for a ceasefire of up to five years to rebuild devastated Gaza, with guarantees for what happens afterwards depending on Palestinians being given “horizons and hope” for statehood. “I can’t answer with a yes or no [to disarming]. Frankly, it depends on the nature of the project,” he said in Doha.