It was reported that during the meeting with a senior delegation from Qatar in Paris the previous day, Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Delmer said that Israel is only interested in reaching a comprehensive ceasefire agreement, which requires Hamas to release all Israeli prisoners and agree to relinquish the leadership in Gaza. In addition, Channel 12 in Israel reported that Israel decided not to respond to the ceasefire plan agreed by Hamas for the moment. On the local time of August 18th, Hamas issued a statement announcing that multiple Palestinian factions including Hamas have agreed to the latest proposal on the ceasefire plan from Egypt and Qatar as mediators in the ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Strip. (CGTN Liang Hui)