The Hamas movement announced this evening that it had “delivered its response regarding the framework agreement in Paris to Qatar and Egypt, after completing leadership consultations in the movement and with the resistance factions.”

Hamas said in a statement: “The movement dealt with the proposal in a positive spirit, ensuring a comprehensive and complete ceasefire, ending the aggression against our people, ensuring relief, shelter, and reconstruction, lifting the siege on the Gaza Strip, and completing a prisoner exchange.”

The movement praised the role of Egypt, Qatar and all countries that seek to stop the brutal aggression against our people.

It concluded its statement: We salute our people and their legendary steadfastness and valiant resistance, especially in the Gaza Strip. We affirm that we in the Hamas movement and with all national forces and factions are continuing to defend our people, on the path to ending the occupation, and achieving their legitimate national rights to their land and sanctities.

In this context, Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said: “We received a response from Hamas regarding the deal. The response includes observations but is generally positive.”

For his part, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said: “We are reviewing Hamas’ response to the framework agreement, and I will discuss it with the Israeli government on Wednesday, and a lot of work will have to be done, but America continues to believe that an agreement can be reached.”

He added: "America is committed to using any truce to continue building on the diplomatic path to move forward toward a just and lasting peace."