Israel's Channel 13 reported that Aryeh Deri, leader of the Shas movement, which is part of the right-wing ruling coalition in Israel, called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to conclude a deal to return the detainees in Gaza at any price.

For its part, Israel's Channel 12 said that Likud party members sent a letter to Netanyahu urging him to conclude a deal to return the detainees.

The channel added that 600 signatures were collected from heads of local authorities and members of the Likud to encourage Netanyahu to conclude a swap deal.