The Lebanese outlet Al-Mayadeen reported that Israel had agreed in principle to a draft proposal that called for a ceasefire of about 70 days during which 10 living hostages would be released in two phases, modifying the so-called Witkoff outline, which laid out a shorter ceasefire for the release of about 10 living hostages.

But the Israeli official described the proposal as one that “does not indicate a real desire to bridge the gaps between the parties” and said it was “very far” from the one originally proposed by Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.