The American website Axios reported, citing informed sources, that US President Joe Biden is expected to raise the issue of American prisoners in Gaza in his meeting with President-elect Donald Trump today, while the families of Israeli prisoners complain of a recent lack of news about them.

Axios reported that US President Joe Biden will meet today with the families of the seven American detainees held by Hamas.

These sources confirmed that Biden is still working to achieve a breakthrough in the negotiations to release the "hostages" and ceasefire in Gaza.

On the other hand, White House spokeswoman Karen Jean-Pierre confirmed that Qatar and Egypt are engaged in negotiations to reach an agreement that would pave the way for the release of prisoners in Gaza, while the families of prisoners in Gaza are talking about the decreasing signs of their survival.

The spokeswoman added during a press conference that Washington believes that there are a number of initiatives and methods that would enable an agreement to be reached between Hamas and Israel.

No information about prisoners

Channel 12 Israel quoted the prisoners' families as saying that the number of signs of life among the prisoners has been decreasing recently, and that they have not received any signs of life or indication of their condition for a long time.

The channel also quoted some families as saying that in the past they had received periodic information in various ways through returned prisoners or through other means, and that as time passed the information available became less and less.

A family member said that security officials informed them that contact had been lost with some of the prisoners.

The channel reported, citing senior officials, that intelligence information is diminishing as the fighting progresses, reducing the chances of carrying out a military rescue operation for the prisoners.