The occupation proposes a 60-day truce in Gaza in exchange for half of the living prisoners.

The official Israeli Broadcasting Authority claimed on Sunday evening that Tel Aviv had proposed a 60-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in exchange for Hamas releasing half of the remaining Israeli prisoners.

The Broadcasting Authority quoted unnamed Israeli sources familiar with the negotiations as saying, "The negotiating delegation presented a new proposal yesterday (Saturday) during the ongoing negotiations in the Qatari capital, Doha."

It added that the proposal "includes Hamas releasing half of the living (Israeli) prisoners in Gaza, in exchange for a 60-day ceasefire."

Tel Aviv estimates that there are 58 Israeli prisoners in Gaza, 20 of whom are still alive. Meanwhile, more than 10,100 Palestinians are languishing in its prisons, suffering torture, starvation, and medical neglect, many of whom have died, according to Palestinian and Israeli human rights and media reports.

The proposal also includes discussing the future of the war during the truce, and negotiating the disarmament of Palestinian factions and the deportation of their leaders—two demands Tel Aviv is adamant about, according to the sources.

On more than one occasion, Hamas has affirmed its refusal to disarm as long as Israel continues to occupy Palestinian territories.

As of 18:50 GMT, neither Hamas nor the Qatari mediation had commented on the claims made by the Israeli Broadcasting Authority.

With American support, Israel has been committing genocidal crimes in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving more than 174,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing, in addition to hundreds of thousands displaced.