Mediator Qatar gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of a deal to end the war in Gaza on Monday, after a midnight "breakthrough" in talks attended by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's envoy, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters.

Israel and Hamas have been holding indirect talks for more than a year aimed at ending the war in Gaza and returning the hostages to Israel.

Mediators on Monday presented Israel and Hamas with a final draft of a deal aimed at ending the war in Gaza, after a midnight “breakthrough” in negotiations attended by envoys from both Joe Biden and Donald Trump,