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Egypt has introduced a new proposal to try and get the Gaza ceasefire back on track, officials say.
Under the proposal, Hamas would release five living hostages, including an American-Israeli, in return for Israel allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza and a weeks-long pause in the fighting, an Egyptian official said. Israel would also release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
Displaced Palestinians fleeing Rafah arrive in Khan Younis amid ongoing Israeli military operations.Credit: AP
A Hamas official said the group had “responded positively” to the proposal without elaborating. Both officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to brief the media on the closed-door talks.
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed more than 65 Palestinians over the past day, including women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
In less than a week of air and ground operations since Israel broke the ceasefire with Hamas, its forces have killed hundreds of people in Gaza – sending the death toll from 17 months of war soaring above 50,000
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