Mediators in Qatar are seeking a deal between Israel and Hamas that could see 50 hostages freed from Gaza in exchange for a three-day ceasefire, officials said. 

The deal, which is being coordinated with the US, would effectively work as a prisoner swap, with Hamas releasing some of the women and children they captured on Oct. 7 so long as Israel agrees to release some Palestinian women and children from its jails. 

The deal would also put a halt to fighting in northern Gaza for at least three days and allow for an increase of humanitarian aid to reach the Palestinian enclave, according to an official briefed on the talks. 

Hamas has allegedly agreed to the general outlines of the deal, but Israel is still negotiating, the official added. 

It’s the latest development in the negotiations led by Qatar, which has worked with the US in the past to free hostages in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The current deal, however, stands as a rollback from the previous talks this week that sought to free 70 hostages in exchange for a five-day truce.

The deal’s inclusion of freeing specifically Palestinian women and children also appears to be a new inclusion after Israel said it would not free members of Hamas.    

Along with the exchange and ceasefire, the new deal calls on Hamas to hand over a complete list of the remaining living civilians they have hostage in Gaza. 

The condition is significant as it remains unclear who outside of Hamas may have custody of some of the hostages, as intelligence reports indicate that other militant groups operating in Gaza also took part in the kidnappings. 

It would also end speculations about how many hostages are alive after week’s of silence of their conditions and claims from Hams that dozens have been killed from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.

The feasibility of completing an accurate list, however, remains unclear as the war in Gaza has severely damaged Hamas’ communications capabilities, a Western diplomat in the region said.

Rolling power outages in the Palestinian enclave also means it could take hours or even days for Hamas leaders to communicate with its political leadership in Qatar.  

Nearly 240 people were kidnapped by Hamas in Israel, and among the hostages are nine American citizens and a legal permanent US resident. It’s unknown if any of them would be released as part of the deal.

The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Hamas political office in Doha declined to comment on the new negotiations.

Israel has yet to comment on the deal and have declined to give any specifics on the ongoing negotiations.  

Israeli Minister Benny Gantz, who serves in the war cabinet, said Wednesday that even if the deal were to go through, the Jewish State would remain steadfast in its mission to eradicate Hamas. 

“Even if we are required to pause fighting in order to return our hostages, there will be no stopping the combat and the war until we achieve our goals,” he said.