Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday proposed a two-day truce in the Gaza Strip and limited hostage exchange aimed at securing a complete cease-fire after more than a year of war between Israel and Hamas.
The proposal includes exchanging four Israeli hostages held in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, and would be followed by more negotiations within 10 days, Sisi said at a news conference in Cairo.
He did not say whether the plan had been formally presented to either Israel or Hamas.
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