Sources in the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement said Thursday there has so far been no breakthrough in mediation talks aiming to end the war in Gaza.
"What has been offered by the mediators failed to reach what the movement is asking for, which is the permananet ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza," Hamas sources close to the negotiations told dpa.
The sources stressed that there are fears that Israel is “manoeuvering as usual."
The plan recently presented by US President Joe Biden aims to end the war.
Initially, it envisages a complete and unrestricted ceasefire for six weeks. In a second phase, this should result in a permanent ceasefire.
However, Hamas says it will only agree to a deal if it includes an immediate and permanent ceasefire.
Representatives from Egypt and the US previously traveled to Qatar for mediation talks.
Egypt's intelligence chief, Abbas Kamel, is said to have met there on Wednesday with the Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and the head of the US foreign intelligence agency CIA, William Burns, informed circles at the airport in Cairo reported.
Kamel and Al Thani also met with Hamas leaders.
The Egyptian intelligence chief is said to have returned to Cairo on Thursday.
For months, Qatar, the US and Egypt have been indirectly mediating between Israel and Hamas in order to achieve a ceasefire and an exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners.