Washington: We have alternatives to the military operation in Rafah, and the negotiations are not over. US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said on Wednesday that the department does not believe that negotiations between Israel and Hamas regarding the detained prisoners have ended.

Miller added that Washington believes that there is a possibility of continuing talks on the release of Hamas prisoners. The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said - today, Wednesday - that indirect negotiations are continuing between. Israel and the Hamas movement to reach an agreement to exchange prisoners and ceasefire.