Sources from Hamas have told Al Jazeera that the group submitted a three-stage ceasefire that includes facilitating aid deliveries and returning displaced Palestinians to their homes.
Each of the three stages would last 42 days.
In the first stage, Israeli forces would withdraw beyond Salah al-Din Street near Gaza City in central Gaza to enable some of the displaced people to return home. Hamas would release a female Israeli reservist held captive in Gaza for every 50 Palestinian prisoners set free by Israel.
The second stage would consist of a permanent ceasefire to be announced before Hamas releases any captive Israeli soldiers.
In the final stage, the group proposed the end of Israel’s siege on Gaza and the beginning of reconstruction efforts.
