Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and his US counterpart Joe Biden stressed on Tuesday the "importance of the concerned parties' commitment to removing obstacles and showing the necessary flexibility to reach an agreement" on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a prisoner exchange.

This came during a call that Sisi received from Biden, according to a statement by the Egyptian presidency.

The statement said, "The phone call discussed the intensive mediation efforts undertaken by Egypt, the United States and Qatar to reach an agreement to cease fire in Gaza and exchange prisoners and detainees."

In this context, the Egyptian and American presidents reviewed "the latest developments in the relevant negotiations, and stressed the importance of the concerned parties' commitment to removing obstacles and showing the necessary flexibility to reach an agreement."

Al-Sisi stressed the "necessity of reaching an immediate ceasefire agreement in order to put an end to the serious humanitarian suffering of the citizens in the Strip, to allow humanitarian aid to enter them without restrictions or obstacles, and to spare the region the consequences of expanding the scope of the conflict."

Earlier today, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari announced in a press conference that the ceasefire negotiations in Gaza and the exchange of prisoners, hosted by his country, had reached the stage of "final details," stressing that they had reached the closest point to announcing an agreement.