A clan led Yasser Abu Shabab - which is opposed to Hamas - is reportedly one of the groups being armed by Israel

Hayya, said in a pre-recorded speech on Thursday the group had not rejected the latest U.S. proposal for a ceasefire with Israel but demanded changes that would secure the end of the war in the enclave.

Announcement comes amid pressure from Arab mediators for terror group to soften its response to Witkoff proposal, but statement doesn't specify whether that response has been revised The post Hamas says ready for indirect talks to resolve ‘points of contention’ on Gaza deal appeared first on The Times of Israel.

The bodies of US-Israeli couple Judi Weinstein, 70, and Gadi Haggai, 73, were recovered by Israeli troops and the internal security agency in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

Hamas has submitted a new proposal for a Gaza ceasefire that the group says “aims to achieve a permanent ceasefire, a comprehensive withdrawal [of Israeli forces] from the Gaza Strip, and ensure the flow of aid to our people and our families in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli military said on Saturday it killed Mohammad Sinwar, Hamas' Gaza chief on May 13, confirming what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier this week. Mohammad Sinwar was the target of an Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza earlier this month.