Washington, 26th, Reuters

White House spokesperson John Kirby stated that negotiations in Cairo for achieving a ceasefire and hostage trade in Gaza are still progressing rapidly.

Spokesperson Kirby essentially told the press corps that the discussions were constructive, denying suggestions of a breakdown in negotiations.

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According to Mr. Kirby, the agreement has progressed to the point where they feel the next logical step is to have a lower-level working group to work out the finer details.

Brett McGurk, the White House Deputy National Security Advisor, is participating in these discussions at the White House, but Mr. Kirby said he plans to leave Cairo soon after staying an extra day to begin discussions at the working group.

According to Assistant Secretary Kirby, one of the issues the working group will address is the exchange of hostages held by Hamas and Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

According to Mr. Kirby, this includes details such as the number of possible hostages to be exchanged, their identities, and the pace of their release that need to be resolved.

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The latest round of negotiations was conducted under the threat of regional escalation. Over the weekend, Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones towards Israel, and the Israeli military announced that it attacked Lebanon with about 100 jets to prevent a large-scale attack.

However, Mr. Kirby said that the cross-border fighting over the weekend has not affected the negotiationsandstated.

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'Progress is continuing, and our team on the ground continues to say that the negotiations are constructive,' said Kirby.

Hamas senior official Taher Al-Nunu said on Monday that the U.S. statements regarding the ceasefire talks are 'inconsistent with the truth' and aim to support the position of the occupation forces.and support the position of the occupying forces.' he repeated.

Palestinian groups said in a statement on Sunday that talk of an imminent agreement is false.

According to two Egyptian sources on Sunday, Israel has expressed reluctance regarding the release of some Palestinian detainees that Hamas is demanding, and Israel has demanded that they depart from Gaza if they are released.

According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, over 40,400 Palestinians have died in this war. Humanitarian aid agencies have stated that the majority of the 2.3 million people living in Gaza have been forced to evacuate multiple times and face severe shortages of food and pharmaceuticals.