Rabat - Hamas announced on Monday that it has told mediators it accepts a new ceasefire proposal for Gaza, which would include a 60-day truce. The deal Hamas announced on Monday that it has told mediators it accepts a new ceasefire proposal for Gaza,

Some members of Israel’s coalition have ruled out a proposed hostage deal with Hamas, but the prime minister has yet to state his position.

Amid reports Hamas has given a positive response to the latest ceasefire proposal, Minister Israel Katz says the threat of an IDF operation in Gaza City allowed diplomacy to resume.

Hamas has long called for a comprehensive deal but says it will only release the remaining hostages in return for the release of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, a lasting ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. The group has refused to lay down its arms, as Israel has demanded.