“The movement has delivered its response to the brotherly mediators, which was characterised by a positive spirit. Hamas is fully prepared, with all seriousness, to immediately enter a new round of negotiations on the mechanism for implementing this framework,” the statement said.

Hamas said it had responded on Friday in “a positive spirit” to a U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire proposal and was prepared to enter into talks on implementing the deal, which envisages a release of captives and negotiations on ending Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip.

“The Hamas movement has completed its internal consultations as well as discussions with Palestinian factions and forces regarding the latest proposal by the mediators,” Hamas said on their Telegram channel.

“Hamas is fully prepared, with all seriousness, to immediately enter a new round of negotiations on the mechanism for implementing this framework,” the movement added in their statement.

The statement from Hamas came days after Qatar said there is a “window of opportunity” for a ceasefire and a captives release deal between Hamas and Israel.

“If we don’t utilise this window of opportunity and this momentum, it’s an opportunity lost amongst many in the near past. We don’t want to see that again,” “If we don’t utilise this window of opportunity and this momentum, it’s an opportunity lost amongst many in the near past. We don’t want to see that again,” AFP quoted Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari, as saying, on June 28.

CNN said Qatar presented an updated proposal to Israel and Hamas earlier, which Israel accepted.

U.S. President Donald Trump also announced a “final proposal” for a 60-day ceasefire in Israel’s nearly 21-month-long genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, stating that he expected a response from the parties within hours.

After Hamas said Friday it had responded with a positive spirit to the Gaza ceasefire proposal, Trump welcomed the response and said he believed a deal could be reached as early as next week.

The U.S. President told reporters aboard Air Force One that “there could be a deal on a Gaza ceasefire by next week”.

Last week, CNN reported that Trump said Israel had “agreed to the necessary conditions” to finalise a deal for a 60-day cessation of hostilities. In a post on Truth Social, he urged Hamas to accept the proposal.

“I hope, for the good of the Middle East, that Hamas takes this Deal, because it will not get better — IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE,” he said, while thanking Qatar and Egypt for their role in advancing the proposal.

Israeli media have reported that their government has received Hamas’s response to the ceasefire proposal and is currently reviewing its details.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will discuss the situations in Gaza when he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, adding that he hopes to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza soon.

Trump also said that he would be “very firm” with Netanyahu on the need for a speedy ceasefire 

A coalition of former Israeli security officials is calling on Trump to press Netanyahu for a ceasefire during their upcoming meeting.

Indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel have stalled since Israel broke the ceasefire on March 18, two months after it was agreed upon by the mediators.

Israel has long claimed that Hamas did not commit to the deal, despite the movement abiding by the terms of the ceasefire’s first phase by releasing 33 Israeli captives. 

Hamas also released five Thai captives and later handed over Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander on May 12, aiming to advance a ceasefire agreement.

Israel violated the terms of the ceasefire by preventing the entry of aid into the besieged enclave, carrying out multiple attacks after the deal came into effect, and delaying the release of Palestinian detainees.

Some of the key sticking points in the negotiations have been Israel’s refusal to completely halt its genocidal war in the Gaza Strip and withdrawing its forces from the territory. Israel and its top ally, the U.S., have insisted on imposing a foreign administration in the Gaza Strip to replace Hamas’s leadership.

Israel has persisted in its intensified bombardment of the Gaza Strip despite the ongoing efforts by the mediators to reach a deal, reducing the coastal enclave to rubble. 

Since October 7, 2023, Israel has killed more than 61,700 Palestinians, although the figure is an estimate given that thousands are still trapped under the rubble.

Israel’s complete blockade on the Gaza Strip since March 2 has led to an alarming rise in starvation that threatens the lives of the 2.1 million population.