Israel and Hamas have been holding indirect talks for more than a year aimed at ending the war in Gaza and returning the hostages to Israel.

The basic framework, officials familiar with the talks say, is an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, and a six-week ceasefire. Mediators are applying pressure on all parties.

Mediators on Monday presented Israel and Hamas with a final draft of a deal aimed at ending the war in Gaza, after a midnight “breakthrough” in negotiations attended by envoys from both Joe Biden and Donald Trump,

Mediator Qatar gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of a deal to end the war in Gaza on Monday, after a midnight "breakthrough" in talks attended by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's envoy, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters.

Mughrabi DOHA/CAIRO (Reuters) -Mediators gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of a deal on Monday to end the war in Gaza, an official briefed on the negotiations said, after a midnight "breakthrough" in talks attended by envoys of both Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

Israel and mediators from Egypt, the U.S. and Qatar have given Hamas a final draft agreement for the release of hostages held by Hamas in exchange for a ceasefire in Gaza, two senior Israeli officials and a source familiar with the details said.

Israel has not received a draft proposal for a deal to halt the fighting in Gaza and return its hostages, an Israeli official said on Monday. Earlier, an official briefed on the negotiations said Qatar had handed Israel and Hamas a "final" draft of a ceasefire and hostage release agreement designed to end the war in Gaza.

Breakthrough was reached in Doha after midnight following talks between Israel's spy chiefs, Trump's Middle East envoy and Qatar’s prime minister