(JTA) — A spokeswoman for the State Department confirmed that Palestinian and Israeli envoys will meet for formal negotiations, after two Palestinian spokesmen claimed that the planned talks were only a preliminary meeting.

Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said, according to the Times of Israel, that the sides reached “an agreement between parties to resume final status negotiations,” adding that “there are only a limited number of parties who know the true details of what was agreed.”

Psaki also denied rumors that former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk had been chosen to mediate the talks, and said that the U.S. is still finalizing its team for the negotiations.

On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans to fast-track a bill that would put any future peace deal to a national referendum. The move is a response to a threat by Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett to vote against the proposed state budget unless Netanyahu advances the referendum bill.

“Any agreement that is not approved by the people is not worthy of being signed,” Netanyahu told Israel’s Knesset, according to the Associated Press.