Hamas 'ready' for negotiations on phase two of Gaza ceasefire

Hamas officials on Monday said they were "ready" for negotiations on phase two of Gaza truce.

"Hamas has informed the mediators, during ongoing communications and meetings held with Egyptian mediators last week in Cairo, that we are ready to start the negotiations for the second phase," one official told AFP.

"We are waiting for the mediators to initiate the next round of negotiation," said another.