Hamas said it had responded on Friday in "a positive spirit" to a U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire proposal and was prepared to enter into talks on implementing the deal, which envisages a release of hostages and negotiations on ending the conflict.

Hamas says it is ready to start talks “immediately” on a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the White House. Hamas says it is ready to start talks “immediately” on a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza.

US President Donald Trump has there could be a deal on a Gaza ceasefire by next week but that he had not been briefed on the current state of negotiations.