Hamas, Islamic Jihad submit ceasefire response to mediators

Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad have expressed “readiness to positively” reach a deal to end the war in Gaza in a joint statement. They added that they submitted their response to the proposed Gaza ceasefire deal to Qatari and Egyptian mediators.

James Elder, a spokesperson for UNICEF, joins Al Jazeera’s live for the latest updates from Deir al Balah in Gaza, while Imran Khan reports from the Jordanian capital, Amman, for Al Jazeera.