Details of Hamas ceasefire proposal for Gaza

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Hamas has submitted a ceasefire proposal to end the four-month-long fighting in Gaza. Israel has said it is studying the proposal.

A text of the proposal seen by Reuters said it aims to end military operations with a sustained de-escalation, exchange hostages and prisoners, end an Israeli blockade of Gaza, allow displaced residents to return home and ramp up aid supplies.

These are the details:

First 45 days

Temporary halt to military operations, end of aerial reconnaissance, repositioning of Israeli forces far outside populated areas in the entire Gaza Strip.

Release of Israeli civilian women and children aged 19 or under held hostage in Gaza, as well as all elderly and sick hostages.

Release of Palestinian women, children, elderly and sick from Israeli jails.

Agreement on the release of 1,500 Palestinian prisoners, with Hamas to nominate 500 of them who have been sentenced to long or life sentences.

Increase in humanitarian aid into Gaza, including the north, and return of displaced people to their home districts. Start of rebuilding hospitals, homes and other facilities. UN agencies to provide services and establish shelter camps for the population.

Second 45 days

Discussions to be completed before the start of the second phase on conditions to maintain a ceasefire.

Release of all Israeli male civilian and military hostages in exchange for other Palestinian prisoners.

Continuation of humanitarian measures in Gaza.

Israeli forces to withdraw outside the Gaza Strip.

Comprehensive reconstruction to begin and blockade of Gaza to end.

Third 45 days

Exchange of bodies and remains from both sides after their identification.

Continuation of humanitarian measures in Gaza that were agreed upon in earlier phases.

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