The talks held with the Israeli negotiators in Egypt on Tuesday for a truce with Hamas were "positive" and could lead to an imminent end of the current Israeli military operation in the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah, Egyptian sources told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

"Today's meeting with the Israeli delegation addressed some of the six points of disagreement between Israel and Hamas and made progress in the discussions," the sources added.

Among the points of disagreement between Israel and Hamas is that Israel seeks the release of three Israeli hostages every three days, while Hamas agrees to release three every week.

The two sides also failed to reach a consensus on Hamas' request to release a list of Palestinians, the sources said.