Channels affiliated with Hamas said on July 3 evening that Hamas has responded positively to the new proposal for a hostage deal, EDnews reports, citing Ynet.

At the same time, in Israel, the political-security cabinet is meeting with significant decisions on the agenda including the question of continuing the fighting in Gaza, ending it with a "comprehensive regional agreement" - or, again, a temporary and partial deal.

Earlier, sources close to the terrorist organization said that it would give a "positive response" to the proposal, which initially includes a 60-day ceasefire with the release of 10 live hostages and 18 dead. It is important to note that, so far, there are no details about what Hamas' response included - and what the conditions were, and an official statement has not yet been published.

In Israel, it was estimated that the terrorist organization would create difficulties, since "like everything - Hamas will fight over the names of the terrorists or the keys because that is the way of the world with them."