Israeli sources said that they had not received an official response from Qatar regarding the Hamas movement’s response to the proposed prisoner exchange deal proposed after the Paris meeting. This was shortly after the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Hamas had received the ceasefire proposal in a “positive atmosphere” and was awaiting its response to it.

Israeli sources reported that Tel Aviv did not receive an official response from Qatar regarding Hamas’ response, while it was likely that this would occur in the next few hours.

The head of the Mossad, David Barnea, received reports issued by the Qatari Foreign Ministry that it received a “positive response from Hamas” during the meeting of the “war cabinet,” while Tel Aviv did not receive any official response from Qatar regarding a “green light” from Hamas as reported by Israeli Channel 13.

The Cabinet, with its expanded ministerial formation, is scheduled to discuss the proposed prisoner exchange deal at a later time.

Reuters quoted an unnamed Qatari official as saying, “There is no agreement yet on a ceasefire. Hamas received the proposal but has not responded to it yet.”

In this context, the leader of the Hamas movement, Osama Hamdan, said in statements on Al-Arabi TV yesterday evening, “Until now, it is not possible to talk about reaching an agreement. We are still in the beginnings and it is not possible to talk about reaching an agreement.”