The Israeli delegation leaves for Doha, and Israeli estimates indicate that "the deal will not be announced during the Trump-Netanyahu meeting."

The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation reported on Sunday that the Israeli delegation left for Qatar to participate in the new round of ceasefire and prisoner exchange negotiations with Hamas.

In the same context, there are growing estimates in Israel that a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement will not be announced in the coming days, citing "significant disagreements" between Israel and Hamas over the proposed proposal, which Israel has described as "unacceptable."

The proposal calls for a 60-day ceasefire, including five prisoner exchanges throughout the ceasefire period, including 10 living Israeli prisoners and 18 dead ones, in exchange for an as-yet-unknown number of Palestinian prisoners. The proposal also includes a partial Israeli military withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.

Hamas' response to the proposal included reservations regarding humanitarian aid, the withdrawal of the Israeli army, and guarantees regarding a ceasefire.

Israelis believe that because Hamas has rejected these reservations, US President Donald Trump will not announce a ceasefire during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington. Netanyahu will arrive today and meet with Trump tomorrow evening, Washington time. However, Trump is expected to issue an "optimistic statement" about the two sides being close to an agreement.

According to the Ynet website, prior discussions between Netanyahu's office and the White House indicate that Netanyahu and Trump agree on Israel's two goals in the war: eliminating Hamas and returning Israeli captives.

A round of indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel begins today in Doha, aiming to reach a ceasefire agreement and prisoner exchange.

AFP quoted a Palestinian official familiar with the talks as saying, "The mediators informed Hamas of the start of a round of indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel in Doha on Sunday." He noted that the movement's negotiating delegation, headed by Khalil al-Hayya, and its technical teams "are currently in Doha and ready for serious negotiations."

The Palestinian official added that the negotiations are focusing on "mechanisms for implementing the framework agreement for a ceasefire based on the new proposal," noting that Hamas "wants to focus on the observations it made in its response to improve the entry of aid in sufficient quantities through UN and international organizations, the (Israeli) withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, and guarantees for a permanent cessation of hostilities, lifting the blockade, and reconstruction."

The same official explained that UN organizations, particularly the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), have hundreds of aid distribution points and centers and extensive experience in the Gaza Strip. He noted that Hamas "wants to emphasize the opening of the Rafah crossing in both directions for individuals and aid."

Israel closed the Rafah crossing in May of last year after taking control of the border strip on the Palestinian side.

Israel announced yesterday that it would send a negotiating team to Qatar, despite opposition from ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich. Hamas announced the day before yesterday that it is "seriously prepared to enter immediately" into negotiations on a mechanism for implementing the proposal, under US auspices and mediated by Egypt and Qatar.

The Israeli negotiating delegation includes the deputy head of the Shin Bet and coordinator for prisoners and missing persons, Gal Hirsch, Netanyahu's political advisor, Ofir Falk, and other representatives from the Shin Bet and Mossad.

Trump and Netanyahu will discuss the Syrian issue during their meeting, but no statement on the matter is expected anytime soon.

Iran will be a central topic for discussion between Trump and Netanyahu, with the goal of developing a joint strategy in preparation for US-Iranian negotiations on a new nuclear agreement and drawing "red lines," likely Israeli, including Iran resuming uranium enrichment. Crossing these lines would lead to an attack on Iran, according to Ynet.