The U.S.-brokered talks, which have been deadlocked for months, involve Biden administration and Trump transition officials and could also involve the release of hostages.

Blinken, in Paris on Jan. 8, said when a ceasefire deal is ultimately reached in Gaza it will be based on the plan President Joe Biden put forward last May.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated on Wednesday that mediators in the Gaza negotiations are close to reaching an agreement. He did not rule out the possibility of a deal being finalized before the end of the Biden administration.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Monday for a final push for a Gaza ceasefire before President Joe Biden leaves office, after a Hamas official told Reuters the group had cleared a list of 34 hostages as first to go free under a truce.