A senior Palestinian official who is aware of the ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas told the BBC that Qatar and Egypt mediators have proposed a new formula to end the war in Gaza.

According to the official, a five to seven -year truce is foreseen, the liberation of all Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons, an official end of the war and a complete withdrawal of Israelis from Gaza.

A Hamas higher delegation was to arrive in Cairo for consultations.

OR Lately ceasefire collapsed A month ago, when Israel resumed bombarding Gaza, with both sides being accused of failing to continue the ceasefire.

Israel has not commented on the plan of mediators.

Hamas will be represented in discussions in Cairo by the head of her political council, Mohammed Dargouis, and the head of Halil al-Haya.

Hamas rejected Israel’s latest proposal, which included a demand for Hamas disarmament in exchange for a six -week truce.

On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not end the war before Hamas was destroyed and all hostages are returning. Hamas asked Israel to commit to ending the war before the hostages were liberated.

The Palestinian official who knows the conversations told the BBC that Hamas has stated her readiness to hand over Gaza’s governance to any Palestinian entity agreed “national and regional level”. The official said this could be the Palestinian Authority (PA) based on the West Bank or a newly established body.

Netanyahu has ruled out any role of the Palestinian Authority in the future governance of Gaza, which has been ruled by Hamas since 2007.

Although it is still too early to assess the possibility of success, the source described the current mediation effort as serious and said Hamas had shown “unprecedented flexibility”.

Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people – mainly civilians – and taking 251 back to Gaza as hostages. Israel has launched a mass military attack in response, which has caused the deaths of 51,240 Palestinian – mainly citizens – according to the Gaza Ministry of Health governed by Hamas.

In other words, the Palestinian Embassy in Cairo ordered its staff – which coordinated the evacuations from Gaza to Egyptian hospitals and facilitates the entry of humanitarian aid – to relocate with its families to the Egyptian city of Arish.