Hamas says it delivered 'positive response' on Gaza ceasefire plan

The group says it is ready to begin negotiations immediately, as Donald Trump says there can possibly be a deal next week.

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The Palestinian armed group said on Friday night that it was "seriously ready to enter immediately into a round of negotiations", but it did not confirm whether it accepted the terms.

A senior Palestinian official told the BBC that Hamas had requested several changes, including a halt to a US-backed aid system and a US guarantee that the war would not resume if talks on ending the war failed.

Israel's government has not commented. US President Donald Trump said he had not been briefed but that it was "good" Hamas had responded positively.

"There could be a Gaza deal next week," he told reporters on board Air Force One.