Palestinians walk through the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Eslaiah)
In a statement on Friday, the group said it is ready to start talks “immediately.”
On Tuesday, United States President Donald Trump Israel agreed to a 60-day ceasefire with Hamas.
He said during the ceasefire, the US would work with all parties to end the war.
Israel did not immediately confirm the US president’s announcement.
“The movement is ready to engage immediately and seriously in a cycle of negotiations on the mechanism to put in place the terms of a draft truce proposal received from mediators,” Hamas said.
According to a framework of the proposal seen by , Israeli offensive military activities in Gaza will cease upon the agreement going into effect.
During the ceasefire, military and surveillance air operations over Gaza will pause for 10 hours daily, or 12 hours on days when captive and prisoner exchanges are taking place.
On day one, negotiations will begin under the supervision of the mediators/guarantors regarding arrangements for a permanent ceasefire, including keys and conditions for exchanging all remaining Israeli captives for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
Others are matters related to the redeployment and withdrawal of Israeli forces, as well as long-term security arrangements, in Gaza and “Day after” arrangements in Gaza, which may be raised by either party.
Releases are expected to take place on days one, seven, 30, 50, and 60 as follows: release of eight live captives on day one, release of five deceased captives on day seven, release of five deceased captives on day 30, release of two live captives on day 50, and release of eight deceased captives on day 60.
The proposal also requested that aid be immediately sent to Gaza upon Hamas’s approval of the ceasefire agreement.
It is the closest both warring factions have come to a potentially successful ceasefire since