White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were on hand to take part in indirect talks between Israel and Hamas, which aim to end the war in Gaza.

Citing unnamed Israeli officials, Haaretz reported on Wednesday Israel’s security establishment is optimistic about reaching a deal with Hamas. The report said the Americans, Egyptians and Qataris are pressing both sides harder than ever to conclude an agreement and that Turkey’s involvement adds further pressure on Hamas.

WASHINGTON/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Hamas officials arrived in Egypt on Sunday ahead of talks with Israel that the U.S. hopes will lead to a halt in fighting and the freeing of hostages in Gaza, with Washington's top diplomat saying the next days are critical.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a negotiating team from Israel will travel to Egypt to discuss a potential Gaza deal, as indirect talks with Hamas gained momentum under a new US-brokered peace plan.

The new Egyptian and Jordanian trained Palestinian security forces will operate under a body of 15 Palestinian technocrats, to be overseen by the Tony Blair-led Council

Officials from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey are attempting to convince Hamas to agree to Trump's Gaza peace plan. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Thursday that Cairo was working with Qatar and Turkey to convince Hamas to accept US President Donald Trump's plan to end a nearly two-year-old war in Gaza.

As talks on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release gather pace, Hamas is expected to seek the release of some of the highest-profile prisoners held by Israel