Hamasย says it has given a โpositiveโ response to the latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza but said further talks were needed on implementation.
It was not clear if Hamasโ statement meant it had accepted the proposal from U.S. President Donald Trump for a 60-day ceasefire. Hamas has been seeking guarantees that the initial truce would lead to a total end to the war, now nearly 21 months old.
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Trump said Tuesdayย that Israel had agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and urgedย Hamasย to accept the deal before conditions worsen.
In a statement issued late Friday,ย Hamasย said it has โdelivered the response to the mediators, which was positive.โ
โThe movement is ready in all seriousness to enter immediately into a round of negotiations on the mechanism to implement this framework,โ it said, without elaborating.
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