An Israeli political official said today that estimates in Israel are that “there will be several days of fighting until Hamas expresses its approval to liberate kidnapped persons. Negotiations (about a prisoner exchange) will take place under fire,” according to what was reported by Israeli media.

He added, "Hamas is invited to propose a list of 10 women's names, and then a one-day truce can be considered, in accordance with the agreement that was signed."

While the leader of the Hamas movement in Gaza, Khalil al-Hayya, told Al Jazeera, “We presented several proposals for a prisoner exchange with Israel, but the occupation maliciously handed the mediators a list of names, all of them soldiers.” According to him, in Israel they rejected a deal under which elderly Palestinian prisoners would be released in exchange for elderly Israeli kidnapped.

Al-Hayya added: "We informed the mediators that we are open to exchanging detainees until a ceasefire is reached."