Hamas leader Osama Hamdan announced that by the end of Wednesday, “the picture of the negotiations in Cairo will become clear,” aiming to reach a truce agreement in the Gaza Strip.

Hamdan told Al-Jadeed channel, "If the ceasefire issue is not achieved, we will not move to any other file."

Earlier on Wednesday, Hamas said that it would continue to work to reach a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, despite the absence of Israeli negotiators from the latest round of talks in Cairo.

Hamas said in a statement: “The movement demonstrated the required flexibility with the aim of reaching an agreement requiring a comprehensive cessation of aggression against our people, but the occupation is still evading the entitlements of this agreement, especially what achieves a permanent ceasefire, the return of the displaced, withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, and providing the needs of our people.” Negotiators from Hamas, Qatar and Egypt, but not Israel, are in Cairo, trying to reach a 40-day ceasefire before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins next week.