Indirect Gaza ceasefire negotiations have begun in Egypt, focusing on a prisoner exchange and Israeli troop withdrawal from the Strip.

Sharm El Sheikh: Indirect negotiations between delegations from Hamas and Israel commenced today in the Egyptian city of Sharm El Sheikh under Cairo’s mediation, to discuss arrangements for a prisoner exchange, a ceasefire, and the phased withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.

The talks reportedly focus on a proposal to release 48 Israeli captives in exchange for the release of 250 prisoners serving long-term sentences and 1,700 detainees from Gaza, in addition to the formula of “one body for 15 prisoners.