The delegations plan to meet on Sunday in the Egyptian capital for an “indirect round of negotiations” towards a possible truce and prisoner-captive exchange deal, Al Jazeera Arabic reports.

The Israeli delegation is bringing with it a list of Palestinian prisoners it says it will not free as part of any deal, reports Lebanon’s Al Akbhar newspaper, citing Egyptian sources.

Negotiations between Israel and Hamas have been strained by the aid convoy attack in Gaza City and reports by Hamas that seven Israeli captives were killed in Israeli bombardments.

On Friday, US President Biden said the US is pushing hard for a ceasefire by the start of Ramadan, due March 10 or 11, but conceded that “we may not get there”.