Hamas is studying in “a positive spirit” a proposal for reaching a hostage and ceasefire deal with Israel, the Palestinian militant group said on Thursday. The remark was made by Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in a phone call with the head of the Egyptian intelligence service Abbas Kamel. The militant group said in a statement it would send a team to Egypt “at the earliest possible time” for further talks on the proposed deal. The Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip, Yehya al-Sinwar, still has three demands in the current negotiation offer for a hostage deal, according to a media report. He continues t…