GAZA,April28(Xinhua)--AnofficialofthePalestinianIslamicResistanceMovement(Hamas)saidonSundaythatthemovementwillnotacceptanyagreementwithIsraelthatdoesnotincludeacessationofhostilitiesintheGazaStrip.SamiAbuZuhri,aseniorHamasofficial,saidinastatementthatthemovement"willnotacceptanyagreementthatdoesnotincludeacessationofwarinGaza."AbuZuhriaddedthatIsrael'sresponse,whichreachedthemovementthroughmediators,isunderstudy,andthatitistooearlytoreachadecisionregardingit.AHamasdelegationisscheduledtovisitCairoonMonday,todeliverthemovement'sresponseregardingaceasefireinGazaandtonegotiateahostage-for-prisonerswapdealwithIsrael,accordingtoasourcefromthemovement.Thesource,whopreferrednottomentionhisname,addedthatthedelegationisheadedbyKhalilAl-Hayya,theHamasdeputychiefinGaza.Earlierintheday,asreportedbyIsraelipublicradio,aseniorIsraeliofficialdescribedthecurrentdevelopmentas"decisivemomentsintheeffortstoreachanewhostagedealwithHamas."Theofficialadded,"WeareawaitingtheresponseofHamasleaderYahyaSinwar,"expectingittobemade"withinthenext48hours."HenotedthatIsraelhasexpressedreadinesstomake"verysignificantconcessions"regardingthereturnofdisplacedpersonstonorthernGaza.OnSaturday,HamasannouncedthatithadreceivedIsrael'sofficialresponsetothemovement'spositionontheGazaceasefire,whichwassubmittedtothemediatorsEgyptandQataronApril13.Atthetime,Hamasreiterateditsdemands,including"apermanentceasefire,thewithdrawalofthe(Israeli)armyfromGaza,thereturnofthedisplacedtotheirareasandplacesofresidence,theincreaseofreliefandaidforthestrip,andthestartofitsreconstruction."AbuZuhrinotedintheSundaystatementthatHamaswouldstudythenewIsraeliproposal,anduponcompletion,itwouldhandoveritsresponsetothemediators.Themovement'sannouncementcameafterEgyptianIntelligenceChiefAbbasKamelrecentlyarrivedinIsraelinanefforttobrokeraceasefiredealbetweentheconflictingparties.KamelheldaseriesofmeetingswithIsraelisecurityofficialsonthepotentialmilitaryoperationinRafahandthereleaseofdetainees,accordingtoIsraelimediaoutlets.Qatar,EgyptandtheUnitedStatesareseekingtoreachadealforaprisonerexchangeandasecondceasefirebetweenIsraelandHamas,followingthefirstonethatendedlastDecember.Israelestimatedthattherewerestillabout134IsraelisheldhostageinGaza,whereasHamasannouncedthat70ofthemhadbeenkilledinIsraeliindiscriminateairstrikes.Israelholdsmorethan9,000Palestinianprisonersinitsjails,whoseconditionshaveworsenedsinceitswaronGazabeganlastOctober,resultingindeathsamongthem,accordingtoPalestinianorganizationsconcernedwithprisoners.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.