Hamas responds to US ceasefire proposal for Gaza while seeking amendments
Hamas has responded to the latest US ceasefire proposal for Gaza while seeking amendments to it.
A senior Hamas official told the Associated Press: 'There some notes and amendments to some points, especially on the US guarantees, the timing of hostage release, the delivery of aid and the withdrawal of Israeli forces.'
A separate Hamas statement said the proposal aims for a permanent ceasefire, a comprehensive Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and an ensured flow of aid.
It said 10 living hostages and the bodies of 18 others would be released 'in exchange for an agreed-upon number of Palestinian prisoners'.
Israeli officials have approved the US proposal for a temporary ceasefire in the nearly 20-month war.
US President Donald Trump has said negotiators were nearing a deal.
A ceasefire would pause the fighting for 60 days, release some of the 58 hostages still held in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, and deliver much-needed food aid and other assistance, according to Hamas and Egyptian officials.
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