Middle East: Hamas reportedly receives new Gaza truce plan DW 08/18/2025
Briefly

Hamas negotiators received a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, which includes a 60-day truce and a plan for performing hostage releases. This proposal will be reviewed internally by Hamas leadership and other Palestinian factions. Egypt, working with Qatar and the United States, aims to broker this ceasefire while ensuring humanitarian aid flows into Gaza unimpeded. The ongoing conflict, which began on October 7, 2023, resulted in over 62,000 Palestinian deaths and significant casualties on the Israeli side.
Hamas negotiators in Cairo received a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, calling for a 60-day truce and hostage release in two batches.
Egypt is working with mediators Qatar and the United States to broker a 60-day truce that would secure the release of hostages.
The war in Gaza began after a Hamas-led terror attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, leading to significant casualties.
More than 62,000 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the war, according to health officials in the Hamas-governed enclave.
Read at www.dw.com
[
|
]