Israel and Hamas put forward proposals to resume negotiations on an exchange deal, but both sides rejected the other side's proposal. These negotiations were halted following Israel's assassination of Hamas leader Saleh Al-Arouri in Beirut.

The US President's Middle East Advisor, Brett McGurk, met with the Qatari Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, in Doha yesterday, Tuesday, and discussed the possibility of resuming attempts to reach a prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas, according to what was reported by the Walla website three sources, including an American source, today, Wednesday.

The White House and the Qatari government refrained from announcing McGurk's visit to Doha, and no details were published about the content of the meeting.

According to Walla, Israel and Hamas put forward proposals to resume negotiations on an exchange deal, but both sides rejected the other side’s proposal. These negotiations were halted following Israel's assassination of Hamas leader Saleh Al-Arouri in Beirut.

In the context of resuming negotiations for the exchange deal, Egyptian Intelligence Chief Abbas Kamel held contacts with the leadership of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad movements regarding the Maan prisoner exchange deal with Israel.

According to the information, contacts were renewed after the Israeli delegation’s visit to Cairo yesterday, Tuesday, which came with a modified proposal, according to the report, and included new provisions related to the ceasefire, the stages of humanitarian aid, and the exchange of prisoners.

According to the report reported by the Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper, the Egyptian side asked the Palestinians to send representatives to Cairo urgently, and contact was also made with Qatari mediators.

It is noteworthy that on October 7, 2023, the Hamas movement carried out an attack on military sites and settlements around the Gaza Strip, during which about 240 Israelis were detained, 100 of whom were later released, pursuant to an exchange deal with Israel in which dozens of Palestinian prisoners were released from occupation prisons.