A ceasefire deal in Gaza is being finalized, a Palestinian official told the BBC

The terms of a deal between Israel and Hamas to end the ceasefire in Gaza and release hostages are being finalised, a Palestinian official familiar with the talks has told the BBC.

It comes as White House National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, said a deal to end the kidnapping deal could be done “this week”.

An Israeli official also told the Reuters news agency that the talks were at “advanced stages”, and an agreement could be reached “within hours, days or more”.

US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sundayand Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar – who is the mediator of the talks – on Monday.

Sullivan said Biden should have spoken to Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi.

A Palestinian official told the BBC that Hamas and Israeli officials were holding indirect talks in the same building on Monday.

Netanyahu faces stiff opposition to a potential deal within his ruling coalition.

Ten members of the far-right, including some from Mr Netanyahu’s own Likud party, sent him a letter opposing the deal.

Meanwhile, the Gaza Defense Ministry reported that a wave of Israeli attacks on Gaza City on Monday killed more than 50 people.

“They bombed schools, homes and even public gatherings,” civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP.

The Israeli military said it was looking into the reports. Separately, it said five soldiers were killed on Monday in the northern Gaza Strip.

The war was started by a Hamas attack in southern Israel on 7 October 2023, in which around 1,200 people were killed and another 251 were taken to Gaza as hostages.

Israel launched an attack on Gaza to destroy Hamas.

The Hamas-run Health Department in Gaza says more than 46,500 people have been killed during the war.

Israel says 94 hostages remain in Gaza, 34 of whom are believed to be dead, along with four other Israelis who were captured before the war, two of whom have died.