Hamas waiting for response from Israel on ceasefire deal

Hamas is waiting for a response from Israel on a ceasefire proposal, two officials from the Palestinian group told Reuters on Sunday

"We have left our response with the mediators and are waiting to hear the occupation's response," one of the officials said, five days after Hamas accepted key parts of a US truce plan. 

The three-phase plan was put forward by US President Joe Biden, and is being mediated by Qatar and Egypt. It seeks to end the war and free around 120 Israeli captives being held in Gaza.

Another Palestinian official, with knowledge of the truce talks, said Israel was in talks with the Qataris.

"They have discussed with them Hamas' response and they promised to give them Israel's response within days," the official told Reuters.

Citing an unnamed source, the newspaper Haaretz reported that Israel had presented new demands in the ongoing ceasefire talks after Hamas agreed to the latest terms. The new Israeli demands could delay the agreement, Haaretz said.