Hamas received truce proposal 'positively', but no response yet

A Qatari official told Reuters on Thursday that Hamas has favourably received a truce proposal, which includes a ceasefire and the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, but has yet to give a response.

"There is no deal yet. Hamas has received the proposal positively but we are waiting for their response," the official said.

A Hamas official told Reuters that they received the proposal but, "We haven't given response to any of the parties. It is still being studied."

"We cannot say the current state of negotiation is at zero, and at the same time we cannot say that we have reached an agreement," the official told Reuters.