Palestinians gather around a large crater following an Israeli strike on a metalsmith workshop at the Zaytoun neighbouhood in Gaza City. AFP
Sources told the Saudi channel that Washington had informed Cairo and Doha that it would pressure Israel to accept a proposal.
The sources also revealed that mediators are nearing the final stage of drafting a ceasefire and a captive-prisoner exchange agreement, which includes a two-stage release of Israeli captives and Palestinian prisoners according to a specific timeline.
The agreement would also outline details regarding the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip and the opening of crossings.
According to an Al Arabiya report, discussions over Hamas leaders remaining in Gaza have been postponed to a later stage.
The United States, Qatar, and Egypt had previously brokered a ceasefire agreement, the first phase of which was enacted on 19 January.
However, Israel unilaterally broke the deal on 18 March and resumed its war on Gaza, killing at least 1,400 Palestinians since then.
Israel claimed the action aimed at compelling Hamas to release all captives — dead and alive — immediately rather than during the agreed second phase.
Moreover, Israel renewed its deadly blockade on Gaza on 2 March, barring the entry of all humanitarian aid and exacerbating the strip's already catastrophic conditions.
On Sunday, Hamas said its delegation in Cairo is currently engaged in talks for ending Israel's genocidal war on Gaza and opening border crossings to allow the entry of desperately needed humanitarian aid into the strip.
The group described its approach in Cairo as "responsible and positive," adding that it was open to any new proposals so long as they ensure the ending of the war and a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
Hamas also warned against attempts to reduce negotiations to merely a prisoner swap deal, only to resume Israeli military operations afterwards.
"The Palestinian people and their resistance are well aware of the occupation's intentions and internal political games," a statement by the group said.
"That's why we will not back down from our rightful demands: a complete end to the war, withdrawal of Israeli forces, reconstruction of Gaza, and recognition of our political rights — chief among them, an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital," it stated.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with new Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Ratcliffe in Israel last week, according to a statement from Netanyahu’s office.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed preparations for new negotiations aimed at securing the release of additional Israeli captives held in Gaza.
The January ceasefire allowed the release of 33 Israeli captives — eight of whom were dead — in exchange for around 1,800 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
Israel's resumption of its war on Gaza has raised the Palestinian death toll to 50,886 documented fatalities, along with 115,875 wounded, mostly women and children.
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