Hamas agrees to new truce proposal

DOHA/CAIRO — A top Hamas official said on Saturday the group approved a new Gaza ceasefire proposal put forth by mediators, urging Israel to back it.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office confirmed it had also received a proposal from the mediators and had submitted a counterproposal in response.

"Two days ago, we received a proposal from the mediators in Egypt and Qatar," Khalil al-Hayya said in a televised address.