A key mediator on Gaza is stressing the urgency of brokering a ceasefire after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a proposal

Israeli public broadcaster KAN, citing unnamed sources, said the new Egyptian-Qatari proposal closely resembles US envoy Steve Witkoff’s original plan, which called for the release of 10 living hostages and 18 bodies in exchange for a 60-day ceasefire and negotiations to end the war.

The militant Palestinian organization Hamas has presented international mediators with what it called a "positive response" to a new proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The proposal was submitted by Egypt and Qatar,