An Egyptian source reported on Wednesday evening that the mediators, Egypt, Qatar and the United States, had reached an agreement in the Gaza Strip that "ends the suffering of the Palestinian people."

This came according to what was reported by the Cairo News Channel, which is close to the Egyptian authorities, from a source described as "informed."

The same source said: "An agreement was reached to end the suffering of the Palestinian people in Gaza through the efforts of the mediators after hours of hard work," without further details.

He pointed out that a joint statement will be issued "soon" regarding the ceasefire agreement in Gaza.

In the same vein, Hebrew media quoted a senior American official, without naming him, as saying that "a deal has been reached to release the kidnapped (Israeli prisoners) and cease fire in Gaza."

On Tuesday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and his American counterpart Joe Biden stressed, during a phone call, “the importance of the concerned parties’ commitment to overcoming obstacles and showing the necessary flexibility to reach an agreement (on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip),” according to a statement from the Egyptian presidency.

On Monday, the Qatari Emiri Diwan reported in a statement that the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, received a phone call from the US President, during which they "discussed joint mediation efforts to end the war on the Strip, in addition to regional and international developments of common interest."

Doha is currently hosting mediation negotiations between Israel and Hamas, while Qatar, Egypt and the United States have been seeking for about a year to conclude a truce deal in the Strip amid repeated Israeli obstacles.

On Tuesday, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari announced in a press conference that the ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Strip are in the "final details," stressing that they are at the closest point to announcing an agreement.

Over the past weeks, mediators have intensified their efforts to hold indirect meetings between Hamas and Israel, which has led to "significant progress in the negotiations," with the details of the deal now 90 percent complete, according to Hebrew media.