A senior Hamas official on Friday said the group is "ready for a ceasefire" in Gaza, urging US President-elect Donald Trump to "pressure" Israel as it continued to pound the Palestinian territory."Hamas is ready to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip if a ceasefire proposal is presented and on the condition that it is respected" by Israel,

Hamas official Basem Naim said that Hamas does not regret attacking Israel on October 7 and instead said that Israel should “be guilty” of carrying out “big massacres” in Palestine

A Hamas official said the group wants to broker a Gaza ceasefire "immediately" with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and is calling on the U.S. for assistance.

Hamas has announced it is ready to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza “immediately,” though it claims Israel has not presented any “serious proposals” in recent months, a group official has said.

Hamas has expressed willingness for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza but accused Israel of not presenting a serious proposal. Hamas leader Basem Naim criticised Israeli actions and urged US intervention to end the violence,

Hamas urged US President-elect Donald Trump to pressure Israel as it continued to pound the Palestinian territory

Hamas informed the mediators that it is in favour of any proposal submitted to it that would lead to a definitive ceasefire and military withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said Israel had proposed a fresh Gaza ceasefire in exchange for the release of hostages and called on Hamas to agree to the new offer, saying it was the best way to end the conflict.

A senior Hamas official on Friday said the Iran-backed militant group is “ready for a ceasefire” in Gaza and urged US President-elect Donald Trump to “pressure” Israel into halting its aggression as the Israeli military continued to pound the Palestinian territory.