The reports may mark a significant shift in the talks, which have stalled despite U.S. efforts to push brokers Egypt and Qatar to draw concessions from Hamas.
U.S. President Joe Biden personally intervened in recent days, calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to try to push the U.S. plan for a multi-phase cease-fire deal that would see hostages released, fighting ended and reconstruction begun.
Hamas spokesperson Osama Hamdan told AFP on Friday that the organization expected to hear from the Israelis “today or tomorrow. If the response is positive, we will discuss the proposals in detail.”
But Netanyahu’s office cautioned that talks were ongoing. “It should be emphasized that there are still gaps between the sides,” it said in a statement to Bloomberg.
