HAMAS said today that it was still considering a ceasefire proposal tabled by the United States but warned in its current form the deal would only result in the continuation of killing and famine in Gaza.

Hamas political bureau member Basem Naim told the Reuters news agency that the deal “does not meet any of our people’s demands, foremost among them, halting the war.

“Nonetheless, the movement’s leadership is studying the response to the proposal with full national responsibility.”

A source from Hamas said that the group would provide a fuller response later today or tomorrow.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday that Israel had “signed off” on the ceasefire proposal, and the Trump administration’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff had submitted it to Hamas for consideration.

The full details of the proposal have not been released, but senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters that it contained no commitment for Israel to end its war on the Palestinians in Gaza.

The proposal also reportedly does not allow the free flow of aid into the enclave.

It is believed that the proposal provides for an initial 60-day ceasefire, the release of 28 Israeli hostages during the first week of the ceasefire in return for 1,236 Palestinian prisoners.

The Israeli government has not publicly confirmed that it approved the latest proposal. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly told the families of the hostages still held in Gaza that he is prepared to move forward with the temporary ceasefire proposal.

Israeli analyst Akiva Eldar said it was “unusual” for Israel to be the first to agree to a proposal first, and that the Israeli prime minister might be betting on the plan being impossible for Hamas to accept so that he can continue the war.

Reports of this latest proposal follow conflicting reports earlier this week, when Hamas claimed it had reached an understanding for a ceasefire “general framework” with Mr Witkoff and only awaited a “final response.”

But this soon fell apart as Israel refused to accept the deal.

Meanwhile, Israeli air strikes killed at least 14 people in the Gaza Strip, hospital officials said today.

Officials at al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza said the bodies of 12 people, including three women, were brought today from the nearby Jabaliya refugee camp.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said the bodies of two people as well as nine others who were wounded were taken to al-Quds hospital in Gaza City.