"Israel agreed to American compromise regarding the number of terrorists to be released"

The Israeli delegation in Doha, Qatar agreed to the compromise proposed by the Americans regarding the number of terrorist prisoners to be released from prison - and are now awaiting Hamas' answer.
The delegation, which is staying in Doha together with the head of the CIA Bill Burns, the prime minister of Qatar and a senior delegation in Egypt, is conducting the negotiations after the cabinet agreed to expand the mandate given to it.

During the talks, significant gaps were discovered regarding the issue of the number of prisoners to be released in exchange for each abductee, but when the US offered a compromise - Israel responded in the affirmative.
At the same time, Al Jazeera reported from sources that Israel rejected Hamas's demand for an end to the war, the withdrawal of IDF forces from the Gaza Strip, and the return of the displaced Gazans to their homes. - 2,000 displaced Gazans will return to the north of the Gaza Strip every day, approximately two weeks after the start of the implementation. In addition, Israel agreed to release five life prisoners for each female soldier, compared to Hamas's demand to release 30 life prisoners, and repatriate them from the country. According to the report, Israel demands to receive the bodies of Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul In exchange for the release of prisoners from Shalit's deal who were re-arrested.
In the meantime, the head of the Mossad, the head of the Shin Bet and Major General Nitzan Alon will return tonight from Qatar to Israel, but the professional work teams of the Mossad, the Shin Bet and the Amman remain in Doha for the continuation of the negotiations - and it is estimated that due to communication difficulties, it will take at least two days for Sinvar respond to the offer. Senior officials in Israel say that this does not indicate a crisis, but it is still unclear whether it will be possible to "close matters" in Doha - since everything depends on Hamas. In their estimation, the chances for a deal are "fifty-fifty", and the main debate is about the number of prisoners and the return to the northern Gaza Strip. Israel also refuses to cancel the "wicker corridor" that divides the strip into two parts, and insists on maintaining control over it.
In the meantime, some of the families of the abductees blocked Derech Begin near Kriya this evening as well, when they were later joined by thousands of protesters from the rally against the government in Kaplan. They waved a sign that read "169, save, SOS", a reminder of the number of days their loved ones have been held captive by Hamas. On the bridge above it is written: "Deal - or death sentence".
The issue of releasing the prisoners is one of the two most significant points of contention in the negotiations, along with the return of residents to the northern Gaza Strip. As mentioned, there is also a professional Israeli delegation in Qatar, managed by the Mossad, which will remain in the principality for many more days - and only according to developments will Israel decide when to return it to Israel.
Sources privy to the talks say that in the meantime, despite Israel's agreement to the American compromise, there are still significant differences of opinion in the negotiations, and no further breakthrough has been recorded. As early as yesterday, the sources testified that no significant progress has yet been made, but they noted that there is measured and important progress in the talks.
The decision to expand the mandate was made after the head of the Shin Bet Ronan Bar and Major General Nitzan Alon warned of a lack of progress if it was not expanded - which eventually allowed the departure of the delegation. Its members met with the head of the CIA William Burns, the Prime Minister of Qatar Muhammad Bin Abd A-Thani and Egyptian Minister of Intelligence Abbas Kamal.
Yesterday, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who made another quick visit to Israel, met with the members of the War Cabinet, and called on them to "give a real chance to negotiations, because Hamas is in the right direction". Blinken added at the meeting that Israel's loss of legitimacy will increase as long as an alternative government is not promoted According to him, in Israel they know that eliminating Hamas is also a political act and not just a military one, therefore action must be taken on the issue "the day after".
Blinken's call came, among other things, against the background of the pessimism expressed in Israel at the beginning of the week, when the cabinet placed red lines around the number of prisoners discussed in the deal - and a source familiar with the details said that "the departure of the delegation to Doha this morning only starts a long and complex process. This is the first time that there will be individual negotiations on The agreement and we must understand that every comma that changes in it, every linking word, every word and every content - will take a very long time to manage."