This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Valerie Sanderson, and in the early hours of Saturday, the 5th of July, these are our main stories.

Hamas says it submitted a positive response to the latest proposals for a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza.

German and Dutch intelligence services accuse Russia of increasingly using chemical weapons

in Ukraine. President Trump signs his flagship package of tax and spending cuts into law.

Also in this podcast, mostly shock because of what happened and how it happened. Also, I can see

the contrary. I see support.

When those stuff happen, people tend to be more connected, especially Portuguese people.

mourners gather in Portugal ahead of the funeral of the footballer Diogo Jota.

President Trump said he'd hoped to hear from Hamas shortly

about the latest ceasefire proposal for Gaza after 20 months of war.

Now the Palestinian militants say they've delivered a positive response to mediators

and in a statement say the group is seriously ready to enter immediately into a round of negotiations.

I asked our correspondent in Jerusalem, Iani Wells, for more details about the Hamas position.

They've responded saying that their response was positive,

but one crucial thing to note is this doesn't mean that Hamas has accepted the proposal yet.

In fact, a senior Palestinian official familiar with the talks has told the BBC

that Hamas has asked for three key changes to the proposals as they currently stand.

It's demanding at firsty, an immediate end to the operations of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which is the US and Israeli-backed aid provider in Gaza.

This organisation has been mired in controversy after near daily reports of Israeli troops opening fire on civilians near its site, something which Israel denies is deliberate.

The official also said that Hamas has requested that aid be

distributed exclusively through the UN and other international relief organisations.

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