Egypt has presented Israel and Hamas with new proposals to break the deadlock over the future of the ceasefire in Gaza, including a 60-day truce, the release of the remaining hostages held by the militants and the start of negotiations on ending the war.

Axar.az reports sources briefed on the matter told The National.

The sources said Hamas's initial response was “encouraging”. They said Israeli officials are studying the proposals. Israel announced it was sending a delegation to Qatar on Monday “in an effort to advance the negotiations” on the Gaza ceasefire

“The proposals are a new road map whose main points have been agreed with the Americans,” said one of the sources. “It's conceived as a way out of the deadlock we have had since March 1, when the ceasefire in Gaza ended.”

The proposals, said the sources, were discussed in Cairo over the weekend by Egyptian mediators and top Hamas officials Mohammed Darwish, Khalil Al Hayya and Zaher Jabareen. Hamas spokesman Abdel-Latif Al Qanoua said there were “positive signals” in the group's latest talks with mediators.

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