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The U.S. believes Israel is still "acting in good faith" on hostage negotiations, State Department spokesperson Matt Miller told reporters during a press briefing on Tuesday.

Miller was mostly tight-lipped on the latest round of discussions with Egypt, the U.S. and Qatar in Cairo, though he did say that the U.S. assesses that Israel still shares the administration's interest in reaching an agreement despite its potentially looming Rafah offensive and reports of the country's limited involvement in the talks.

"We have seen public statements from the government of Israel that they want to secure the release of hostages," Miller said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also reiterated to Secretary Antony Blinken last week in Israel that it is a "top priority" for him to secure the release of the hostages, Miller continued.

"So yes, we do believe they're acting in good faith," he said.

-ABC News' Shannon K. Crawford

Top intelligence officials from Israel, the U.S., Qatar and Egypt are meeting in Cairo Tuesday for a new round of hostage deal discussions.

The Israeli delegation will not present a revised proposal to negotiators; they have come only to listen to possible options by the other partners, according to Israeli sources close to the negotiations.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the draft proposal his own team came up with hours before they departed for Egypt.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller

National security spokesman John Kirby told reporters that the renewed hostage negotiations have “been constructive” and are "moving in the right direction.”

Officials from Israel, the U.S. and Qatar are in Egypt Tuesday for discussions.

-ABC News’ Noah Minnie

South Africa on Tuesday filed an "urgent request" with the United Nations' top court over Israel's military operations in the southern Gaza Strip.

The South African government said in a statement that it has asked the International Court of Justice to consider whether the Israeli military's decision to extend its operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where 1.2 million Palestinians have sought refuge after being displaced by the war, represents a "further imminent breach of the rights of Palestinians in Gaza."

The Hague-based court handed down a preliminary ruling last month in South Africa's ongoing case accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in neighboring Gaza amid its war with Hamas, the militant group that rules the coastal enclave. A panel of judges ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent the deaths of civilians.

-ABC News' Joe Simonetti and Morgan Winsor