These are the features of an American settlement for the crisis of Hamas fighters stranded in Rafah.

Tensions are escalating in the Rafah area in southern Gaza due to the issue of trapped fighters from the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), amid intense American efforts to reach a solution, while the Israeli occupation army announced that it had spotted 4 "fighters" in that area, claiming to have killed 3 of them.

This incident in Rafah reflects the complexities of the field and political scene in the sector, where the operations of the occupation army intertwine with American diplomatic efforts, amid fears of a larger escalation if this crisis is not resolved before moving to the second phase of the ceasefire agreement.

In this context, American efforts continue to find a formula for understanding to end the crisis, as Channel 13 in Israel reported that Israeli officials said there is a tendency to agree to the American settlement.

According to these officials, Israel conditions the removal of the fighters from the Gaza Strip, to be transferred to Turkey and then distributed to several countries.

According to Al Jazeera correspondent in Palestine, Elias Karam, Israel considers this expulsion abroad necessary to prevent the rearmament of the fighters and to confront Israeli forces in the areas from which they withdrew, pointing to related negotiations between Ankara and Washington.

The mediation efforts, according to Karam, include movements by prominent American officials, including envoy Jared Kushner, who, according to Israeli media, has prepared an alternative plan (Plan B) in case the current efforts to resolve the crisis fail, considering that what happened today in Rafah could be a factor threatening the collapse of the entire agreement.

The occupation army had announced in a statement this Wednesday evening that its forces had spotted 4 armed men in Rafah and killed 3 of them, with no injuries reported among the soldiers.

In this context, Channel 15 in Israel reported from military sources that the four Palestinians "are likely part of the Hamas elements trapped in the Rafah tunnels."

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, had warned last Sunday, Israel against any potential clash with its elements trapped in Rafah, asserting that "surrender or self-delivery are not options in the Qassam dictionary."

Since the announcement of the ceasefire agreement coming into effect on October 10, the occupation army has announced several similar killings, in an attempt to justify its repeated violations.