Haaretz suggests concluding an exchange deal before Ramadan, and pressure is increasing on Netanyahu. According to the draft proposal presented, the first phase of the ceasefire will last 6 weeks.
Israel is putting pressure on Hamas to reduce the number of Palestinian security prisoners who would be released in any deal. Tel Aviv estimates that there are about 134 Israeli detainees in Gaza, while it holds at least 8,800 Palestinians in its prisons, according to official sources from both parties. Dozens of Israelis closed the street leading to the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv in protest against Netanyahu's decision to freeze negotiations with Hamas.