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Israel says it is looking at Gaza cease-fire proposal, but framework is not what it wants

JERUSALEM (AP) — An official familiar with Israeli thinking says Israeli officials are examining the cease-fire proposal approved by Hamas. But the official warns that the plan approved by Hamas “is not the framework Israel proposed." The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because Israel is still formulating a formal response, did not elaborate. The language signaled that a deal could still be a ways off. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. Hamas announced Monday it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a cease-fire to halt the seven-month-long war with Israel in Gaza, hours after Israel ordered about 100,000 Palestinians to begin evacuating from the southern city of Rafah, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent.