Mossad chief David Barnea will head again to the Qatari capital, Doha, amid talk of progress in negotiations with the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz stated that there was a “window that did not exist in recent weeks” that might lead to a prisoner exchange agreement. White House National Security Council Communications Coordinator John Kirby said, "We believe that we are close to reaching a ceasefire agreement" 81 family members of Israeli detainees in Gaza called on US President Joe Biden to use all means to pressure all parties to reach a deal.