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