Egypt claims to have suggested a two-day ceasefire in Gaza and the swapping of Israeli and Palestinian prisoners

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday that Egypt has offered a two-day truce in Gaza in return for four Israeli captives and a few Palestinian inmates.

Speaking at a news conference in Cairo with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Sisi added that negotiations to secure a permanent ceasefire should start again within ten days of the interim one being put into effect.