The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said it has sent its response to the US proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza war to Qatari and Egyptian mediators. Hamas and the militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad also announced in a joint statement on Tuesday evening that they would “act positively” in order to reach an agreement to end the war. Their response was sent to Qatar and Egypt, the statement said. The exact content of their response to the mediators initially remained unclear. It stated that the priority for Hamas and Islamic Jihad was to completely end the war in the Gaza Strip and that …