JERUSALEM/CAIRO - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed a negotiating team to travel to Qatar on Sunday for talks with Hamas on a ceasefire-hostages deal, Israeli Prime Minister's Office said in a statement Saturday night.

After assessing the situation, Israel accepted the invitation for close talks and continued negotiations for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza based on the Qatari proposal that Israel agreed to, according to the statement.

The proposal reportedly includes a 60-day ceasefire, the release, in five stages, of 10 Israeli live hostages, and the handover of 18 hostage bodies, as well as the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.

Meanwhile, the statement said that Israel was informed on Saturday evening that Hamas demanded changes to the proposal, which are "unacceptable to Israel."

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Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported that the changes demanded by Hamas concern guarantees regarding a quick transition to negotiations to end the war, the inclusion of Türkiye among the guarantor countries of the agreement, and details related to the distribution of humanitarian aid and the withdrawal of Israeli military forces from the Gaza Strip.

On Friday, Hamas said in a statement that it has delivered a "positive" response to mediators over a Gaza ceasefire proposal, adding it is "seriously prepared to immediately enter into a round of negotiations on the mechanism for implementing this framework."

Also on Saturday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff discussed the developments of the Gaza ceasefire negotiations in a phone call.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said that the two sides discussed preparations for holding indirect meetings between the concerned parties to reach an agreement.

During the phone call, Abdelatty addressed the ongoing preparations for holding an international conference on early recovery and reconstruction of Gaza once a ceasefire is reached, according to a statement by the ministry.

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For his part, Witkoff commended Egypt's continuous efforts to facilitate a ceasefire in Gaza and its role in supporting security and stability in the region.

The Israeli military campaign in Gaza, launched in October 2023 following a deadly Hamas-led attack on Israel, has resulted in the deaths of more than 57,330 Palestinians. A recently proposed 60-day truce, supported by Washington, Cairo, and Doha, aims to halt the fighting and lay the groundwork for a lasting ceasefire