President Donald Trump said a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas may be reached next week, following what he described as a “positive” response from the Palestinian resistance group to a US proposal, media reports said Friday.

President Donald Trump said he expects to hear back from Hamas within 24 hours about the latest peace deal in Gaza brokered by the United States.

Hamas said it had responded on Friday in "a positive spirit" to a U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire proposal and was prepared to enter into talks on implementing the deal which envisages a release of hostages and negotiations on ending the conflict.