Hamas official says group would lay down its arms if an independent Palestinian state is established
A top Hamas political official told the Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its weapons and convert into a political party if an independent Palestinian state is established along pre-1967 borders.
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Hamas would lay down arms if an independent Palestinian state is established, militant group says