Hamas says it has not received Trump's ceasefire plan

Hamas has not received US President Donald Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan, the Palestinian group said on Saturday as Israeli forces expanded their assault on Gaza City.

The comments came after Israeli newspaper Haaretz cited sources saying Hamas had agreed in principle to release all the Israeli captives it holds in return for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops under Trump's plan.

Also included in the proposal were the end of Hamas rule in Gaza, and Israel agreeing not to occupy the territory and forcefully displace Palestinians living there, Haaretz reported.

"Hamas has not been presented with any plan," a Hamas official, who asked not to be named, told Reuters.

In his comments to reporters on Friday in which he said "it's looking like we have a deal on Gaza", Trump offered no details of its contents and gave no timetable. Israel has not yet made any public response to Trump's comments.