Hamas stated they proposed a plan based on "a comprehensive deal" ensuring Israel's full withdrawal from the strip and the reconstruction of the war-ravaged territory.

The group noted that the delegation will discuss the repercussions of Israel weaponizing starvation in Gaza and the need for increased nutritional, medical, and humanitarian aid.

Additionally, it will tackle efforts to form an administrative committee for Gaza and discuss internal Palestinian political repercussions and potential solutions.

The delegation is led by the group's leadership council chairman, Mohamed Darwish, along with council members Khaled Meshaal and Khalil al-Hayya, among others.

Egypt, alongside Qatar and the US, has been mediating ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel since the Israeli genocide commenced in October 2023.

Recent talks have so far failed to produce any breakthrough since Israel unilaterally ended the ceasefire on 18 March. 

Israel reinforced its deadly blockade on Gaza nearly two weeks before rupturing the ceasefire, exacerbating the strip's already catastrophic conditions.

According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, the death toll since October 7, 2023, has risen to at least 51,355, with over 117,096 injured—most of them women and children.

Earlier on Saturday, a Hamas official told AFP that the group was open to a five-year truce in Gaza and a one-time release of captives.

In early April, Hamas rejected as "partial" an Israeli proposal for a 45-day ceasefire in exchange for the return of 10 living captives.

It called instead for a "comprehensive" agreement to halt Israel's genocidal war on Gaza.

Hamas has consistently demanded that a truce deal must lead to an end to the war, a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and the delivery of humanitarian aid into the besieged territory.

Israel, for its part, demands the return of all captives and Hamas's disarmament, which the group has rejected as a "red line.”

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