Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire-hostage deal with Israel, according to a senior official.
Egyptian and Qatari mediators have been holding talks with Hamas in their latest effort to broker a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza.
The Hamas official did not provide further details of the agreement or what had been accepted.
Hamas has responded positively to such deals in the past, while proposing amendments which have proved unacceptable to Israel.
Sky’s International Correspondent Diana Magnay in Jerusalem said the agreement appears to be similar to the plan put forward by Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, for a 60-day ceasefire deal.
“What we understand from Hamas, in relation to this deal, is that it would be within the 60-day ceasefire framework, but it would be a release of prisoners and detainees in two parts.
“What we understand from Arab channels is that Hamas agreed to it without major alterations,” she said.
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There has been no word from Israel about the proposed ceasefire.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said mediators had been “exerting extensive efforts” to revive a US proposal for a 60-day ceasefire, during which hostages would be released and the sides would negotiate a lasting cessation of violence.
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