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Israel receives Hamas's response to Gaza truce proposal

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People conduct rescue work after an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Dec 3, 2023. [Xinhua]

Israel received Hamas's response to a new ceasefire deal proposal from Qatari mediators on Thursday, an Israeli official confirmed to Xinhua.

David Barnea, chief of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, received the written response from Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, according to the official speaking on condition of anonymity.

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