Hamas issues statement confirming acceptance of ceasefire proposal

Hamas has released a statement on its Telegram channel confirming its approval of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

"The leadership of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has just handed over to the mediator brothers its response to the ceasefire agreement proposal," the statement said. 

"The movement dealt with it responsibly and positively, based on its responsibility towards our steadfast people in the honorable Gaza Strip, by stopping the Zionist aggression against them and putting an end to the massacres and war of extermination to which they are being subjected," the statement added.