Hamas says it has not received Donald Trump's plan as Israel expands Gaza City assault

In comments to reporters on Friday in which he said 'it's looking like we have a deal on Gaza', Trump offered no details of its contents and gave no timetable

Palestinians check the rubble of a building hit by an Israeli strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, on Friday September 25. Picture: Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images

Hamas has not received US President Donald Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan, the Palestinian group which runs the enclave said on Saturday as Israeli forces expanded their assault on Gaza City.

The comments came after Israeli newspaper Haaretz cited sources saying Hamas had agreed in principle to release all the Israeli hostages it holds in return for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops under Trump's plan.