Donald Trump has welcomed the response of Hamas to the U.S. ceasefire and hostage release proposal for Gaza.After the militant group said Friday it was ready to enter talks to end the war with Israel,

President Donald Trump has ramped up expectations around a possible 60-day ceasefire in the war in Gaza after he said Thursday that a response from Hamas was expected within the next day.

The U.S. President said Israel “agreed to the necessary conditions to finalize” a 60-day ceasefire, “during which time we will work with all parties to end the war.”