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Israel has received indications from the Qatari and Egyptian mediators, which point to shifts in the leadership of Hamas - which may lead to progress in the coming days that will allow a transition to serious and detailed negotiations on a deal for the release of hostages. This is what two senior Israeli officials said. An Israeli
senior official said that Qatar and Egypt have significantly increased their pressure on Hamas, including threats from Qatar to expel senior Hamas officials from Doha. "Hamas understands that the ball is in their court.
We see pressure that did not exist before and hope that it will give its signals.
There is relatively more optimism than a few days ago," said the Israeli official.
"Hamas understands that the ball is in their court."
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Expecting an answer in the coming days.
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The officials emphasize that Israel is still waiting to receive an official answer from Hamas, to see if the organization does indeed change direction and is ready to move to more serious negotiations based on the Paris outline. Qatar and Egypt told Israel that they expect to receive such an answer in the next two days.
"In a few days we will know where it goes going
If there is a reference from Hamas, it will be the beginning of negotiations. We will sit down and hold internal discussions, and decide what we are ready for and what we are not," said the Israeli official, "In any case, we want the next meeting with the mediators to be for serious negotiations on the details of the agreement ".
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