Hamas reported that a delegation from the movement headed by Khalil al-Hayya, head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, arrived in Cairo and began meetings with Egyptian officials.

The movement indicated in its statement that Al-Hayya began following up on the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and prisoner exchange through technical committees and mediators.

The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation revealed that Qatar is exerting pressure on both Tel Aviv and Hamas in light of the current crisis, in an attempt to mediate and achieve progress in negotiations regarding the detainees and the general situation in the region.

On the other hand, Axios quoted officials in Tel Aviv as saying that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not demanding the release of all 76 detainees by next Saturday, and instead insists on continuing to implement the first phase of the agreement, which aims to release a limited number of detainees at the present time.