The American Wall Street Journal reported yesterday (Sunday) that the United States, Egypt and Qatar are pressuring Israel and the Hamas movement to accept a comprehensive plan that would end the war, release the kidnapped Israelis detained in Gaza, and ultimately lead to normalization between Israel and its neighbors. , and talks to establish a Palestinian state.

According to what the newspaper reported, the plan, which will take 90 days to fully implement, requires a cessation of fighting of all kinds for a long period, and during this period, the Hamas movement will, in the first phase, liberate all kidnapped civilians, and Israel will at the same time release hundreds of Palestinian security prisoners, withdrawing from Gaza cities, allowing freedom of movement in the Strip, stopping reconnaissance drone flights, and doubling the amount of aid entering the Strip.

The next stage will see Hamas release the Israeli female soldiers and the bodies of the kidnapped Israelis, while Israel will release more Palestinian prisoners.

As for the third stage, Israel will withdraw its forces to the borders of the Gaza Strip, while Hamas will release the last of the kidnapped, who are soldiers and men of fighting age whom it considers to be soldiers.

Egyptian officials told the American newspaper that after that, talks will take place regarding a permanent ceasefire, the normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, in addition to other Arab countries, and a new process leading to the establishment of a Palestinian state, an idea that the current Israeli government strongly opposes.

Egyptian officials added that Israeli officials are pushing for a two-week ceasefire instead, and are avoiding talk of a permanent ceasefire.

The American newspaper reported that negotiations on a ceasefire are scheduled to begin in Cairo in the coming days.

The Israeli Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem refused to comment on this report.

It is noteworthy that the American website "Axios" reported yesterday that the White House envoy to the Middle East, Brett McGurk, will visit Egypt and Qatar this week, to talk about the war and negotiations to release the kidnapped people.

Other American reports spoke of attempts by the White House to end the fighting. According to a previous report in the Wall Street Journal, the administration of US President Joe Biden has begun to lower its expectations regarding the conflict with the Hamas movement, as it believes that removing the movement as a security threat is considered a more achievable goal than the goal of eliminating the movement, which is the goal which is Israel's declared goal.

According to the newspaper, Washington is greatly increasing the pressure on Israel, to push it to quickly reduce its military campaign and shift away from high-intensity war, but it has not asked for the fighting to stop.