Hamas Declares End Of Gaza War As UN Chief Welcomes Deal Toward Palestinian Statehood

by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International CorrespondentGAZA/JERUSALEM/NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Worthy News) – Hamas declared the end of more than two years of war between Israel and the Islamist group after both sides signed a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal aimed at establishing a permanent halt to hostilities in Gaza.Khalil al-Hayya, a top Hamas official, announced in a televised address Thursday that the group had agreed to what he called a “permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of oc