The Qatari mediator delivered to the Israeli side an official written response from the Hamas movement to the truce and fire negotiations in the Gaza Strip, which included a list of “reasonable demands,” according to what the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation (“Kan 11”) reported, yesterday evening, Thursday.

The report quoted a source familiar with the content of the movement’s response as saying that Hamas’s response includes “a list of reasonable demands,” and considered that this indicates “positive progress” within the framework of the negotiations, stressing that “it is possible to reach an agreement.”

In a statement issued by it, the Hamas movement said that it had presented to the mediators “a comprehensive vision based on these foundations that the movement considers necessary for the agreement. The vision also includes Hamas’ vision regarding the prisoner exchange issue.”

It stressed that the presented vision comes “in the context of following up on negotiations through mediators in Egypt and Qatar to stop the aggression against our people in Gaza and provide relief and aid to them, the return of the displaced to their places of residence, and the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.”

In turn, Channel 12 reported that the competent and concerned authorities in Israel are studying Hamas’ response, which the mediators delivered to the head of the Mossad, David Barnea, after the war cabinet meeting that was held tonight. The war cabinet is scheduled to meet again on Friday to discuss Hamas’ response.

Reuters said that the first phase of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) ceasefire proposal includes the release of women, children, the elderly and sick Israelis in exchange for the release of a number ranging between 700 and a thousand Palestinians.

The agency added that the Hamas ceasefire proposal - which it reviewed - includes Israeli female soldiers, noting that the final date for a permanent ceasefire will be agreed upon after the end of the first phase.

According to the same proposal, all detainees from both sides will be released in the second phase.