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Hamas, among other terrorist factions in the Gaza Strip, has told the Egyptian mediator that the ceasefire with Israel is about to end soon, Lebanese daily Al Akhbar reported Saturday.

The “continued economic blockade of the Strip by Israel,” was cited as the main reason for triggering the warning.

Jerusalem and sources within the Palestinian enclave have been reportedly conducting negotiations for months, including a prisoner swap deal. There are believed to be four Israelis held captive in Gaza, of those three Arabs, and the remains of two Israeli soldiers: Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul.

Coinciding with the report, tensions on the Gaza border have escalated in recent days. On Saturday morning, a suspicious object tied to a string of balloons was spotted on agricultural land in the Eshkol Regional Council, nestled close to the border.

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