Negotiations on Gaza ceasefire have resumed, Hamas says

A body is recovered from the debris in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike at the Muwasi camp near Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Thursday (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)

A Hamas official has said international mediators have resumed negotiating with the militant group and Israel over a ceasefire in Gaza, and that he was hopeful a deal to end the 14-month war was within reach.

Ceasefire negotiations were halted last month when Qatar suspended talks with mediators from Egypt and the United States because of frustration over a lack of progress between Israel and Hamas.