Israeli assessments indicate that Hamas will not accept verbatim the framework proposed by U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff regarding an agreement for hostage release and ending the war in Gaza. It remains unclear whether their response will be sufficient to restart negotiations. Israel remains alert ahead of Hamas's updated response, and for negotiations to proceed, the terror organization must accept the framework's terms as presented - without a clear guarantee for ending the war and without automatic extension of the temporary ceasefire.