60-day halt would reportedly be bookended with release of 10 living hostages, along with 18 deceased captives handed over in 3 separate groups; terror group promises not to hold ceremonies

Hamas is seeking guarantees that a new U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal for Gaza would lead to the war's end, a source close to the militant group said on Thursday, as medics said Israeli strikes across the territory had killed scores more people.

Hamas on Thursday said it opposes any ceasefire deal that includes a large Israeli military presence in Gaza, after offering to release some hostages and as the civil defence reported