While the mediation countries are intensifying their initiatives, seeking to ensure reaching a ceasefire in Gaza, Israeli media revealed the backstage of the negotiations and some details of the American proposal on the table.
According to Israeli Channel 12, Hamas's position on the negotiations is unclear as Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar did not respond, and there are also question marks about the political obstacles in Israel.
The newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth" revealed that the mediators at the Doha summit ignored the demands of Yahya Sinwar and Benjamin Netanyahu and wanted solutions according to what Joe Biden proposed.
Details of the American proposal
According to "Channel 12", which published the details of the American mediation proposal in Doha, the document specified the list of kidnapped persons to be released and the release dates, as well as the list of Palestinian prisoners to be released in exchange for each kidnapped person.
According to the American proposal, women and soldiers will be released first, and there will be priority for releasing living hostages.
Washington also proposes releasing Avra Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, who were captured by Hamas years ago.
The proposal includes a list of Palestinian prisoners who will be released in exchange for every Israeli prisoner, including 47 prisoners who were released in the Shalit deal and were re-imprisoned in recent years.
In addition, more detailed summaries were presented of the IDF's movements in various areas of the Gaza Strip during the truce and ceasefire.
Channel 12 confirmed that the issue of the Netzarim axis was not raised in the American document presented in Doha, and will be discussed during US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's visit to Israel.
Bridging the gaps
Yedioth Ahronoth quoted sources familiar with the talks as saying that the working groups in Doha and those that will arrive in Cairo are seeking to bridge the gaps regarding the names of the prisoners and hostages who will be released, in addition to discussing the issue of Rafah and the Philadelphi axis.
A day after the end of the "last chance" meeting, as the Americans called it, sources familiar with the talks say that Hamas has not given an answer, and therefore all the progress, narrowing of gaps and cautious optimism remain a big question mark.
Cautious optimism
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement on Saturday, saying that the Israeli negotiating team expressed "cautious optimism" about the possibility of reaching an agreement on the hostages in Gaza.
The statement said that "the team expressed to the prime minister cautious optimism about the possibility of concluding an agreement based on the latest American proposal."
The office added that it hopes that the intense pressure on Hamas from the United States and international mediators will lead to ending its opposition to the American proposal and allowing a breakthrough
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