Mediators Propose Deal To Get Hamas Militants Out Of Gaza's Rafah: Report

Last Updated:November 06, 2025, 21:04 IST

Hamas fighters in Israeli-held Rafah may surrender arms for safe passage, but Israel and Hamas have not accepted the proposal. Talks continue amid ongoing ceasefire efforts

Earlier, PM Benjamin Nentanyahu's office said Israel will not allow he safe passage of some 200 Hamas terrorists from the Israeli-controlled Rafah area into Gaza. (AP Image, used for representational purposes)

Hamas fighters stuck in the Israeli-held Rafah area of Gaza will surrender their arms in exchange for passage to other areas of the enclave, according to people familiar with the matter.

Reuters quoted an Egyptian security official as saying that Egyptian mediators have proposed that, in exchange for safe passage, fighters still in Rafah surrender their arms to Egypt and give details of tunnels there so they can be destroyed.

However, Israel and Hamas are yet to accept the proposals but talks on the issue are undergoing, Reuters quoted sources as saying.

Since the US-brokered ceasefire took effect on October 10, Israel has attacked twice in Rafah while blaming Hamas. The militant group has repeatedly denied responsibility.

According to a US-brokered ceasefire, led by President Donald Trump, that brought a pause to more than two years of war, the truce deal included the return of hostages, the recovery of bodies, and a limited Israeli pullback from parts of Gaza.

According to Reuters, the Israeli Prime Minister’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the accounts; Hazem Qassem, a Hamas spokesperson in Gaza, declined to comment.

The sources were quoted as saying that the Hamas fighters in Rafah might be unaware of the ceasefire and getting them out safely was in the interest of safeguarding the truce.

Earlier, PM Benjamin Nentanyahu’s office said Israel will not allow he safe passage of some 200 Hamas terrorists from the Israeli-controlled Rafah area into Gaza.

“The Prime Minister continues his firm stance of disarming Hamas and demilitarising the Strip while thwarting terrorist threats against our forces," the statement said.

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