Biden hopes for a ceasefire next Monday, and Hamas is disappointed with the deal. Informed sources had revealed to Al Jazeera that Israel had agreed to the terms of a preliminary framework.
Israel agreed to release 400 Palestinian prisoners, including a number of those with high sentences, in exchange for the release of 40 Israeli prisoners, women and the elderly. According to Israeli officials, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked his negotiators to stress that some Palestinian prisoners would not be allowed to return to the Gaza Strip or the West Bank when they are released.