No clear and definitive answer has been given by either Israel or Hamas regarding a ceasefire in the Gaza War.
Hamas, however, emphasizes that Israel must withdraw from Gaza for the parties to be able to reach an agreement.
The mediator Qatar is also urging Israel to take a step back in particular.
Confusion has grown around the plan for a ceasefire presented by US President Joe Biden last week. It was described as an Israeli plan, but Israeli ministers have since given different accounts of where they actually stand.
Even from Palestinian Hamas, the signals have been murky – via Egypt, the terrorist-designated movement has previously hailed the proposals as "positive," but has not clearly said it is ready to sign an agreement.
On Tuesday evening, Osama Hamdan, a representative for the terrorist-designated Hamas, said that the movement cannot agree to an agreement that does not guarantee a clear Israeli stance on a permanent ceasefire and a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, according to The Times of Israel.
The same newspaper reports that CIA Director William Burns and the US Middle East envoy Brett McGurk have traveled to the Middle East for talks in Doha and Cairo on the current proposal.
In a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, French President Emmanuel Macron presented France's position on Gaza's future.
"Gaza must be a full-fledged part of a future Palestinian state, and a reformed Palestinian government must, with the help of the international community, manage the administration," Macron said, according to a statement from the Élysée Palace.
