Hamas says it got ‘positive response’ from mediators to ceasefire amendments

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip light a fire to keep away mosquitoes and other insects, which have recently infested the streets of Khan Younis (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)

A spokesman for Hamas has said that the group’s proposed amendments to the most recent US proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza “have been met with a positive response by the mediators” but “the official Israeli position has not yet become clear”.

“The date of the negotiations has not yet been set and this depends on the response of (Israel),” Hamas spokesman Jihad Taha said on Friday.