Ammon News - A Hamas delegation is due to meet with mediators in Egypt on Wednesday to discuss ways of advancing the fragile Gaza ceasefire, officials from the Palestinian Islamist movement told AFP.

"Egypt has invited Hamas and other factions to participate in talks with mediators on Wednesday... which will also include Qatari and Turkish officials," a Hamas official said, declining to be identified as he was not authorised to speak publicly on the matter.

"The mediators have presented ideas for formulating a new, revised proposal acceptable to both Hamas and Israel," the official addes.

Hamas and the Israeli military and Hamas have accused each other of violating a fragile truce that has been in effect since October as Gaza continues to be gripped by daily violence, with

A transition to the second phase of the ceasefire, which was supposed to involve Hamas's disarmament and a gradual withdrawal of the Israeli army, has been stalled for months.

Hamas has repeatedly said it is not opposed to handing over some of its arsenal, but only as part of a Palestinian political process.

The official said the Hamas delegation, headed by chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, as well as representatives from other Palestinian factions, was expected to arrive in Cairo starting Tuesday for the talks to be held in the Mediterranean town of El-Alamein.