Tel Aviv: Amidst the Israel-Hamas war, Israel is trying to persuade Qatar to join Egypt in funding a camp for a million or more refugees from the Gaza Strip, US investigative journalist Seymour Hersh said on Sunday, citing sources.

Egypt, Israel, and the US have all agreed to let foreigners residing in Gaza cross the border into Egypt through Rafah.

In exchange, Israel has agreed to not hit any areas that the Gazans would go through when they leave the Palestinian territory.

However, the agreement does not mention the freeing of hostages held by Hamas.

"I have been told by an Israeli insider Israel has been trying to convince Qatar, which at the urging of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was a long-time financial supporter of Hamas, to join with Egypt in funding a tent city for the million or more refugees awaiting across the border," Hersh, in brief, said on the Substack platform.

The Israeli government has expressed its assurance that the Egyptian government will accept the hosting of more than one million refugees, in light of the recent allegations of corruption against United States Senator Robert Menendez.

These allegations stem from his dealings with influential Egyptian officials, as well as the alleged transmission of confidential information about personnel employed at the US embassy in Cairo.

(With UNI/Sputnik inputs)