Israel was considering its response on Saturday after Hamas said it was ready to start talks "immediately" on a US-sponsored proposal for a Gaza ceasefire.The security cabinet was expected to meet after the end of the Jewish sabbath at sundown to discuss Israel's next steps,

Israel will send a team to Qatar after Hamas said it was ready to start talks "immediately" on a US-backed ceasefire proposal.

Israel is willing to negotiate a permanent ceasefire from the start of a US-proposed 60-day truce, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday. But Israel's "fundamental conditions" were that Hamas gives up its "governing or military capabilities",