Hamas proposes a 135-day ceasefire plan in three phases (45 days each) The first phase involves the release of women, the elderly, the sick and males under 19 in exchange for detained Palestinian women and minors. The second phase the exchange of the other men with other detainees and the withdrawal of Israeli soldiers from Gaza.

The third is the restitution of the bodies. Hamas is also asking for aid and the start of reconstruction of the Strip. According to the NYT, a fifth of the 136 kidnapped Israelis died.