Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip between the stages of implementing the prisoner exchange deal, based on Qatar’s request for a ceasefire during the transition from one stage to another in the exchange deal and the continuation of negotiations on its stages, according to what Israeli public radio " Kan" reported today, Wednesday.

According to Kan, Netanyahu agreed to a ceasefire between the stages of the deal during a conversation with the head of the Mossad, David Barnea, during Barnea’s meeting with the head of the CIA, the head of Egyptian intelligence, and the Prime Minister of Qatar, in Paris.

Kan added that Netanyahu did not consult in advance with the members of the Israeli war cabinet, who learned about this after Netanyahu ratified a ceasefire between the stages of the deal, according to what Israeli officials familiar with the war cabinet’s deliberations said.

Netanyahu's office commented on the Kan report, saying, "The prime minister's instructions to the head of the Mossad are always to inform all members of the war cabinet and obtain their positions."

Israeli officials said, "Hamas conveyed a preliminary list of demands, some of which are acceptable to us and others not subject to discussion. We view Hamas' response as a starting point for negotiations, which will take place intensively in the coming period."

The Ynet website also quoted Israeli officials as saying, "We cannot agree to the demand to stop the war." They added that Hamas's proposal includes "a request to liberate 1,500 Palestinian prisoners, including heavyweight saboteurs."

Today, Netanyahu is holding deliberations in order to crystallize Israel’s position on the Hamas response that it delivered to the mediators.

The Hamas movement, as shown by its response delivered yesterday to the Qatari and Egyptian mediators to the “framework agreement” paper reached in Paris, proposed a three-stage ceasefire plan in the Gaza Strip during which prisoners would be exchanged with Israel.

The plan includes exchanging Israeli prisoners for Palestinian prisoners, reconstructing Gaza, ensuring the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, and exchanging bodies and remains. The movement stated its conditions for the exchange of prisoners in a three-stage process.