Hamas submits positive response to Gaza ceasefire proposal

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  This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Valerie Sanderson and in the early hours of Saturday the 5th of July,

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  these are our main stories.

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  President Trump said he'd hope to hear from Hamas shortly about the latest ceasefire proposal for Gaza after 20 months of war.

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  Now the Palestinian militants say they've delivered a positive response to mediators and in a statement say the group is seriously ready to enter immediately into a round of negotiations.

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  I asked our correspondent in Jerusalem, Aini Wells, for more details about the Hamas position.

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  They've responded saying that...

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  Their response was positive,

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  but one crucial thing to note is this doesn't mean that Hamas has accepted the proposal yet.

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  In fact,

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  a senior Palestinian official familiar with the talks has told the BBC that Hamas has asked for three key changes to the proposals

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