Israel has sent a delegation to Egypt for talks to recover the remains of the last hostage held in the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, representatives from the Islamic group Hamas have been conferring with officials from Turkey over the transition to the next phase of a peace plan for Gaza.
Egypt and Turkey are two of the countries mediating discussions over the peace plan between Israel and Hamas.
The ceasefire agreement took effect in October. But the plan has not moved forward as Hamas has yet to hand over the body of the last hostage.
On Wednesday, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said that it dispatched officials to Egypt. On the same day, the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced its Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held talks with a Hamas delegation.
Reuters news agency quoted a Turkish source as saying that Hamas officials discussed the ceasefire and advancing the peace plan. The source also reportedly quoted the officials as saying that a sufficient amount of supplies, such as medication and fuel, has not been entering Gaza.
As talks for the transition are intensifying, an explosive device was detonated in southern Gaza on Wednesday, leaving one Israeli soldier injured.
Israel claimed that the device was set by Hamas and that the Islamic group is violating the agreement.
Attention is focused on whether the peace plan can move ahead amid ongoing instability in the enclave.