The proposal has been conveyed to the United States, which has been mediating the indirect talks along with Qatar and Egypt, state radio Kan Reshet Bet reported, citing Israeli officials.

Under the proposed terms, Israel will guarantee "safe passage" for Sinwar and any Hamas members who wish to leave the Palestinian territory without any assassination attempts, he reported.

The proposal also calls for the demilitarization of Gaza and the replacement of Hamas there with what Israel describes as "a different governance mechanism," she reported.

So far, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has not officially confirmed the report.

Meanwhile, Lebanese television Al Mayadeen quoted a senior Hamas official as saying that while the group has not yet received the proposal, the scheme, based on media reports, was "absurd" and ignored extensive efforts of the mediators during the last eight months.

Israel launched a large-scale offensive against Hamas in Gaza to retaliate against a Hamas attack across Israel's southern border on October 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and about 250 more were taken hostage.

According to official Israeli figures, there are still 101 hostages in Gaza, the Xinhua news agency reported.

Egypt, the United States and Qatar mediated a week-long truce between Israel and Hamas that ended in late November 2023. However, subsequent mediation efforts over the past few months have not yielded ideal results.

In mid-August, the three mediators announced the conclusion of two days of discussions in Doha, where a new proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza was presented.

The mediators rated the discussions as constructive and carried out in a positive atmosphere. However, Hamas, which was not directly involved in the Doha negotiations, accused Israel of adding new conditions to a previously supported proposal and expressed skepticism about the outcome of the negotiations.