What next for Gaza ceasefire plan and hostage release deal? | BBC News

Hamas says it has submitted its response to a US-backed plan for a ceasefire in Gaza.

In a statement, the group stressed its "positivity" in negotiations to reach a deal.

But US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told Hamas that it is "time for the haggling to stop", after its leaders proposed "numerous changes" to the deal.

The proposed plan - which has been endorsed by the UN security council - calls for a six-week ceasefire that would eventually become permanent.