The United States, with a number of Arab partners, has prepared a plan to reach a peace agreement, which includes a fixed timetable for the establishment of a Palestinian state.

The Washington Post, in a report citing American and Arab officials, said that the key to the plan and its announcement will be reaching an initial ceasefire that is expected to last at least six weeks.

The report indicated that the announcement of a Palestinian state may come in the next few weeks.

The proposed plan includes steps that Israel had previously rejected, including evacuating many West Bank settlements, establishing a Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem, and providing security and joint governments for the West Bank and Gaza.

The report pointed out that it is not clear whether Israel would agree to such a step, pointing out that the Americans and Arab partners hope to convince it with security guarantees and normalization with Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia.

Netanyahu had informed the United States that he opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state as part of any post-war scenario.