Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold a small meeting on Saturday evening with ministers and heads of security agencies to formulate decisions regarding the next phase of the exchange deal with Palestinian factions in Gaza.

Channel 12, a private Israeli channel, reported that Netanyahu will hold a small meeting at 6:30 PM GMT to formulate decisions regarding the next phase.

She noted that the meeting is being held amid media reports about the details of the US proposal presented to both Israel and Hamas.

The proposal includes the release of five living detainees, including American-Israeli Idan Alexander, and the bodies of 10 dead individuals, in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners and a cessation of hostilities for 42 to 50 days, during which negotiations will be held to end the war.

Following Israel's violation of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza by not commencing the second phase of the agreement as agreed upon, and its suspension of the humanitarian protocol and the blockade of Gaza for a second week, Hamas announced on Thursday the resumption of negotiations with mediators in the Qatari capital, Doha.

Once again, the movement demonstrated flexibility in negotiations by agreeing to the mediators' proposal to release an Israeli-American soldier and the bodies of four dual nationals, in order to resume negotiations on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement.

In contrast, Netanyahu postponed his response to Hamas's acceptance of the mediators' proposal and attempted to once again place blame on the movement, claiming that it "continues to engage in manipulation and psychological warfare."

Israel seeks to extend the first phase of the agreement, which entered into force on January 19, 2025, to release the largest possible number of Israeli prisoners without offering compensation or fulfilling the military and humanitarian obligations stipulated in the agreement.

While Hamas affirms its commitment to implementing the agreement, demands that Israel abide by all its provisions, and calls on mediators to immediately begin negotiations for the second phase, which includes an Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and a complete cessation of hostilities.

With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving more than 160,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 14,000 missing.