Hamas announced on Friday that it had “submitted a positive response” to a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, opening the path toward a deal to halt the conflict after months of failed efforts.

The deal comes more than 20 months into the conflict -- and more than three months after a previous deal ended.

Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to comment on Trump's announcement, and in their public statements the two sides remain far apart.

President Donald Trump has ramped up expectations around a possible 60-day ceasefire in the war in Gaza after he said ...

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it would send its negotiating team to Qatar, this after Hamas ...

It was not immediately clear whether the group was demanding any significant changes to the plan for a 60-day truce, ...

Hamas said it had given a positive response to the latest ceasefire proposal, adding that further talks were needed. But ...

Hamas says it has given a “positive” response to the latest proposal for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza but said further talks ...

Hamas says it has given a “positive” response to the latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza but says further talks are ...

Hamas said it had responded on in "a positive spirit" to a U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire proposal and was prepared to enter ...

Hamas said it has submitted a "positive response" to mediators about the current ceasefire and hostage exchange release proposal on the table.