Reports on the progress of the ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Strip have been markedly conflicting over the past few hours, as mediators seek to advance calm efforts in light of Hamas' proposal to reach an agreement that includes a five-year truce.

While the Israeli Prime Minister's Office denied, in a statement issued in the name of a "senior political source," any progress in the negotiations for a prisoner exchange deal and a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Egyptian sources spoke of "significant progress" in the talks.

This morning, Tuesday, an Israeli political source said in a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office that "the reports published by foreign media outlets are inaccurate." The source added that "Israel continues to work continuously and without interruption with the American side and mediators to push forward a deal for the release of prisoners, but so far no agreement has been reached."

This came as an Israeli delegation headed by Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer held talks with Egyptian Intelligence Chief Hassan Mahmoud Rashad on Monday evening in Cairo as part of efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.

According to Israeli media, the mediators are expected to formally present Hamas's proposal to the Israeli side, which includes a five-year truce in exchange for the release of all detained prisoners. Israel is widely expected to reject this offer.

Reuters quoted two Egyptian security sources on Monday evening as saying that the Cairo talks had achieved "significant progress," with an agreement on a long-term ceasefire. Israeli sources, however, denied any real progress had been made so far.

Two Egyptian security sources told Reuters that recent negotiations in Cairo achieved a "major breakthrough," indicating a preliminary consensus on a long-term ceasefire agreement in the besieged Gaza Strip, despite ongoing disagreements over Hamas' weapons issue.

In contrast, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (Kan 11) quoted unnamed Israeli sources as saying that reports of progress were incorrect, adding that "no tangible progress has been achieved so far" in the prisoner exchange negotiations.

An Egyptian state-run channel had previously reported that Egyptian Intelligence Chief Hassan Mahmoud Rashad is scheduled to meet with an Israeli delegation headed by Minister of Strategic Affairs Dermer in Cairo. The channel added that this meeting comes within the framework of Qatari-Egyptian efforts to resume the ceasefire in Gaza.

Meanwhile, other Egyptian sources speaking to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported that negotiations held last Saturday between Egyptian mediators and the Hamas leadership did not achieve sufficient progress toward ending the war.

She explained that Hamas had insisted on its demand for an immediate and guaranteed end to the war from the moment the agreement was signed, in exchange for a one-time release of the prisoners. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu rejected this condition, despite initial acceptance by US envoy Steve Witkoff.

According to the sources, both Qatar and Turkey played a role in conveying Hamas's vision to the US administration, with calls for increased pressure on Netanyahu to accept an end to the war as part of the agreement.

In the same context, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed newspaper quoted Egyptian sources as saying that the Israeli government informed the US administration and mediators in Cairo of new arrangements aimed at accelerating the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, within a mechanism that ensures that it does not reach Hamas fighters or that the movement controls its distribution.

The source explained that the mechanism includes establishing a buffer zone in Rafah and a safe zone near the Egyptian border between the Salah al-Din (Philadelphi) axis and the Morag axis, which the Israeli army recently established between Rafah and Khan Yunis.

The Egyptian source indicated that the proposed company is owned by an American businessman with Israeli citizenship, who is a direct relative of Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and former aide. The source explained that the company has previously undertaken security work in several Latin American countries and also has a history of working in the Gulf region, having contracts in the UAE, according to the same source.

The source said that the company expected to receive and distribute the aid includes former members of the US military, as well as former employees and fighters with Israeli citizenship.