Egyptian officials have said its mediators have put forward a framework that would see the war between Israel and Hamas end in Gaza. 

The plan proposes three "successive and linked" stages ending in a permanent ceasefire - but no further details were shared.  

Hamas and Israel are said to have received the proposals, and Egypt is awaiting responses.  

Cairo will offer further details of the plan once those responses are received, Diaa Rashwan, head of Egypt's state information service, said in a statement. 

The proposal is an attempt "to bring viewpoints between all concerned parties closer, in an effort to stop Palestinian bloodshed and the aggression against the Gaza Strip and restore peace and stability to the region," he said. 

"Egypt confirms that it has not yet received any responses to the proposed framework from any of the concerned parties." 

Egyptian security sources had previously indicated to the Reuters news agency that the proposal included a multi-stage ceasefire involving prisoner releases by Israel and Hamas.  

(Source: Sky News)