The Israeli newspaper "Haaretz" said, citing an informed source, that Tel Aviv and the Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas" have reached understandings on most of the terms of a prisoner exchange agreement between the two sides.

The source of the Israeli newspaper also explained that the truce between the resistance and the occupation will last 35 days and will include the release of all Israeli detainees in Gaza in exchange for Israel releasing Palestinian prisoners and providing humanitarian aid to the Strip.

The newspaper added that the criteria for releasing the prisoners have already been determined, but their identity is still under discussion. However, it pointed out that the only outstanding issue is a ceasefire at the end of the truce or not, and said that this is a Hamas demand that Israel rejects.

The Israeli newspaper "Haaretz" also added that "there may be other minor changes in the broad outlines of the agreement, but the main problem that needs to be solved relates to the absolute ceasefire that Hamas insists on."

Earlier Thursday, the American newspaper "Washington Post" quoted informed officials as saying that the director of the CIA, William Burns, will meet with Israeli, Egyptian and Qatari officials in Europe in the coming days. To discuss ways to reach an agreement regarding Israeli prisoners in Gaza and a long-term truce in the Strip.

The sources said that Burns is expected to travel to Europe for talks and meet with Israeli intelligence chiefs David Barnea, Egyptian Abbas Kamel, and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani.

Meanwhile, Reuters quoted an informed official, on Thursday, that the directors of the Israeli intelligence service (Mossad) and the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) will meet with the Qatari Prime Minister in Europe at the beginning of the week. To discuss a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of prisoners.

Egypt and Qatar were key interlocutors between Israel and Hamas, and the two countries helped secure an initial halt to the Gaza aggression and the release of Israeli prisoners in November.

But tensions between the Israelis and Qataris reached the brink of the abyss, after an audio recording of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was leaked in which he did not hide his “disappointment” with the Biden administration. Because it does not put more pressure on Doha.”