A key mediator on Tuesday stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a proposal from Arab countries, but Israel has yet to weigh in as...

Hamas has agreed to the latest proposal from regional mediators for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal with Israel, a source in the Palestinian armed group has told the BBC.

Earlier, reports emerged that the meeting between Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Palestinian factions, the Egyptian intelligence minister, and Hamas representativ...