Hamas in talks with mediators on implementing Gaza ceasefire deal: spokesperson

Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said in a statement on Sunday that the militant group was holding meetings with mediators from Egypt, Qatar, and Türkiye in the Egyptian capital Cairo.

The meetings aimed to seek effective solutions to ensure the full implementation of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement and its humanitarian provisions, and stop "genocide and assassinations" against Palestinians, the statement said.

It emphasized the need to correct the operational approach of the U.S.-led "Board of Peace," ensuring that it faithfully and impartially implements the ceasefire plan, rather than favoring Israel.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect in October 2025. Despite the ceasefire, at least 961 Palestinians have been killed and 3,020 others wounded in the enclave since Oct. 11 last year, bringing the total death toll since Oct. 7, 2023 to 72,971.

The Board of Peace is a controversial U.S.-led international organization established in January 2026 by U.S. President Donald Trump. It was primarily designed to manage the postwar governance, ceasefire enforcement, and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.

Zhuhai and Macao have jointly held a series of activities promoting marine protection in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) to mark the World Oceans Day which falls on Monday.

The activities involved people, especially students, to clean up beaches, conserve sea bed and study marine science.

In the waters around Zhuhai's Miaowan Island, a conservation team consisting of divers across the GBA conducted staghorn coral monitoring and marine debris cleanup. Divers recorded coral growth and marine data during the patrol, providing information for nearshore ecological restoration and regular monitoring.

A two-day parent-child study camp named "young ocean guardians" was also launched to extend ocean knowledge to the participating families, and immerse them into coral protection, marine waste management and biodiversity conservation.