Hamas has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire proposal with Israel on Monday local time that includes the release of half the hostages held in Gaza and Israel's release of some Palestinian prisoners, according to media reports.

Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 62,004 people and wounded 156,230, while 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attacks, with more than 200 taken captive.

Hamas approving ceasefire proposal has raised hopes for renewed negotiations to end the Gaza conflict. This development includes plans for a hostage-prisoner exchange and increased humanitarian aid, d

Amid reports Hamas has given a positive response to the latest ceasefire proposal, Minister Israel Katz says the threat of an IDF operation in Gaza City allowed diplomacy to resume.

Hamas' meetings with Egyptian officials will focus on ways to stop the war, deliver aid, and "end the suffering of our people in Gaza," Hamas official Taher al-Nono said in a statement.

Hamas has long called for a comprehensive deal but says it will only release the remaining hostages in return for the release of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, a lasting ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. The group has refused to lay down its arms, as Israel has demanded.