Israeli attacks have killed 74 people in Gaza in the past day, health officials in the enclave have said, while Hamas said it has not received US President Donald Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan.
The comments from Hamas came after Israeli newspaper Haaretz cited sources saying Hamas had agreed in principle to release all the Israeli hostages it holds in return for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops under Mr Trump's plan.
Also included in the proposal were the end of Hamas rule in Gaza, and Israel agreeing not to annex the territory and drive out Palestinians living there, Haaretz reported.
"Hamas has not been presented with any plan," a Hamas official who asked not to be named told Reuters.
In his comments to reporters yesterday in which he said "it's looking like we have a deal on Gaza", Mr Trump offered no details of its contents and gave no timetable. Israel has not yet made any public response to Trump's comments.
Israeli attacks kill 74 people in 24 hours
Mr Trump is due to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who heads a hard-right governing coalition opposed to ending the Gaza war until Hamas is destroyed.
The US president also said talks on Gaza with Middle Eastern nations were intense and would continue as long as required.
His special envoy Steve Witkoff said the US president had presented proposals to the leaders of multiple Muslim-majority countries this week that included a 21-point Middle East peace plan.
In Gaza meanwhile, Israeli attacks continued.
Palestinian health officials said 74 people were killed in Gaza in the last 24 hours.
The UN World Food Programme estimates that some 350,000-400,000 Palestinians have left since Israel began its expanded ground offensive in Gaza City a couple of weeks ago, but hundreds of thousands remain.
Medical facilities closed
Doctors Without Borders said late yesterday it had been forced to suspend its medical activities in Gaza City because its clinics were encircled by Israeli forces.
The group said the move was the "last thing" it wanted, saying that vulnerable people such as infants in neonatal care and people with life-threatening illnesses are unable to move and are in grave danger.
Four health facilities in Gaza City have shut down so far this month, according to the World Health Organization, and the UN says some malnutrition centres have also closed.
Israeli attacks have killed more than 65,000 Palestinians since October 2023, according to Gaza health authorities.
The ministry's fatality figures have been deemed reliable by the United Nations.
The current stage of the war was triggered on 7 October 2023 when Hamas-led fighters stormed into Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.
Israeli attacks and a humanitarian blockade have plunged the enclave into a humanitarian crisis, displaced nearly its entire population and left much of the territory in ruins.
Global hunger monitor IPC determined last month that an entirely man-made famine is currently taking place in Gaza, while UN human rights chief Volker Turk said the famine was the direct result of Israeli government policies.
Meanwhile, an independent UN commission concluded this month that Israel has committed and continues to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
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