This was announced by the coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council, John Kirby.
He said that the head of the US CIA, William Burns, and the NSC coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, Brett McGurk, are engaged in “productive discussions” on this issue.
“They have been constructive, and we are confident that we are making progress in trying to achieve a long pause for the release of hostages,” TASS quoted Kirby as saying.
Earlier, the head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, announced that he had received a proposal for a truce in the Gaza Strip.