Hamas has expressed readiness to immediately engage in US-sponsored ceasefire talks, prompting Israel to consider its response. Prime Minister Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with President Trump to discuss the Gaza situation,

DEIR al-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas said Friday it has given a “positive” response to the latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza but said further talks were needed on implementation.

The Israeli military continued to bomb targets across the Gaza Strip before Hamas's response to the ceasefire proposal. Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said that Israeli attacks on Friday had killed at least 138 Palestinians in 24 hours. On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said Israel had accepted the conditions necessary for a 60-day ceasefire.

The U.N. says over 600 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza while collecting aid since the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation started operating.

Killed at Gaza Aid Distribution Sites, Near Humanitarian Covoys, Says UN By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. human rights office said on Friday it had recorded at least 613 killings both at aid points run by the U.