Media: Hamas receives new Gaza truce plan

Hamas negotiators in Cairo have received a new ceasefire proposal for Gaza, according to a Palestinian official on August 18. 

The proposal calls for a 60-day truce and the release of hostages in two batches, the Guardian cites sources, Caliber.Az reports. 

“The proposal is a framework agreement to launch negotiations on a permanent ceasefire,” the official told AFP on condition of anonymity, adding that “Hamas will hold internal consultations among its leadership” and with leaders of other Palestinian factions to review the proposal.

Last week, Egyptian foreign minister Badr Abdelatty said that Cairo was working with Qatar and the United States to broker a 60-day truce “with the release of some hostages and some Palestinian detainees and the flow of humanitarian and medical assistance to Gaza without restrictions”.

More than two weeks of negotiations in the Qatari capital Doha ended last month with no breakthrough.

By Sabina Mammadli