(JNS) CIA Director Bill Burns is set to meet with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha on Wednesday to bridge the remaining gaps in Gaza ceasefire talks. The potential deal would reportedly include the phased release of the 100 hostages, of whom 64 are believed to be alive.

An Israeli “working level” delegation is reportedly in the Qatari capital to continue negotiations. A Hamas source told the Saudi-owned, London-based pan-Arab newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat that, barring any new complications, the agreement is expected to be signed by the end of this week.

“Most of the issues have been closed. An agreement is imminent,” the source said, according to the report published on Wednesday morning. “Discussions have been settled on the most important issues, while some details remain under discussion.”

According to the source, in the first 45 to 60 days, Israeli forces would withdraw from city centers in the Gaza Strip and partially remain in the Philadelphi and Netzarim corridors. All women and children would be allowed to return to northern Gaza and in a later, gradual stage, men would be allowed to return under a monitoring mechanism.

During the first stage, the terrorist group would hand over 30 Israeli hostages, both living and dead, in exchange for an undetermined number of Palestinian terrorists in Israeli prisons, including dozens serving life sentences. The agreement would also include the Palestinian Authority eventually taking control of the Rafah border crossing under arrangements supervised by Egypt.

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office denied reports on Tuesday that he was heading to Egypt for ceasefire negotiations.