Hamas says ready to enter immediate talks on Gaza ceasefire implementation

CAIRO – 4 July 2025: Hamas said on Friday they completed consultations with Palestinian factions regarding the recent proposal from mediators for a ceasefire in Gaza, noting that they have submitted “a positive response” to end the Israeli aggression.

“The movement has submitted a positive response to the mediators and is fully prepared to enter negotiations immediately on the mechanism for implementing this framework,” Hamas said in a Telegram post.

US President Donald Trump said earlier this week said he hopes Hamas accepts a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza “because it will not get better — IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE,” asserting that Israel has agreed to the “necessary conditions” to reach the deal.

During the period of the proposed ceasefire, Trump said the US will “work with all parties to end the War.”

Hamas issued a brief statement earlier on Friday, highlighting its commitment to ending the Israeli aggression against Palestinians and ensuring the free entry of humanitarian aid.

Talks about a possible ceasefire comes while Israeli forces continue to kill dozens of Palestinian civilians every day across Gaza amid absence of accountability.

According to Gaza’s health ministry, Israeli forces have so far killed more than 57,000, most of whom are women and children.

The deaths include nearly 600 humanitarian aid seekers near the distribution centers of the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), an American newly-established organization backed by Israel and which Hamas has called “death traps.”

Israeli forces resumed bombardment on Gaza on March 18, shattering a two-month ceasefire that was brokered by Egypt, Qatar and the US and had resulted in the release of 38 captives from Gaza, 30 of whom were alive.