Despite military sources previously stating it could take six months, on Thursday, IDF sources claimed that 80% of the network had been destroyed.
Egyptian officials will give Hamas a proposal regarding the Philadelphi Corridor and the Rafah Crossing, hoping to resolve the issue before Sunday's summit.
The White House set the date for further talks for Thursday in the hope that there would be more significant flexibility on both sides for a deal.
According to senior officials familiar with the negotiations for the deal, a meeting held in Cairo led to progress in the parameters related to the Philadelphi Corridor and the Rafah crossing.
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Tensions rise around talks of reopening the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. Last month, Israel seized Gaza's border with Egypt during its offensive against Hamas.
The Palestinian health minister urged the US to pressure Israel to open Rafah Crossing for humanitarian aid, citing catastrophic impacts on Gaza's health sector.
Egypt has condemned Israel's seizure of the crossing and closed the passageway to goods on its side.
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Four officials from the PA, Israel and the United States told Axios that Israel made the request as Egypt threatened to disallow the transport of aid unless Israel withdrew from Rafah
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