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Egypt has proposed a two-day ceasefire in Gaza which would entail an exchange of four Israeli hostages for some Palestinian prisoners, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday.

Negotiations over a potential Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal are set to resume in Doha in the coming days, officials from the US, Israel and Qatar have said.

With Israeli forces pounding targets in northern Gaza and Lebanon despite U.S. objections, Secretary of State Antony Blinken embarked Monday for the Middle East to try to bring about a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas amid signs of Washington’s limited influence over Israeli policy.

US president joins western leaders in urging Israeli PM to seek end to war, as Iran suggests death inspires future generations and Hezbollah vows escalation.

Palestinian group, Hamas, said Thursday that a call by the EU-Gulf summit for a Gaza ceasefire and opening border crossings requires “practical steps” to oblige Israel to halt its genocidal war on the Palestinian enclave, Anadolu Agency reports.

The plan is based on ideas developed by Israel and the United Arab Emirates.

Qatar’s emir has called for ceasefires in Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon and stressed the importance of establishing a Palestinian state at a meeting with European Union leaders in Brussels, Belgium.

The three mediators thought they were on the cusp of a deal to prevent the Middle East conflict spreading. They were mistaken.