A Palestinian looks on at the site of Thursday’s Israeli strike that damaged and destroyed residential buildings, at Shati (Beach) refugee camp, in Gaza City, on July 4, 2025. Mahmoud Issa/Reuters
The Hamas terror group has announced it delivered a “positive” response to a U.S.-brokered cease-fire proposal for Gaza, fueling hopes for progress toward ending its deadly conflict with Israel.
“The Hamas movement has completed its internal consultations as well as discussions with Palestinian factions and forces regarding the latest proposal by the mediators to halt the aggression against our people in Gaza,” the group said in a statement.
