A Hamas source told Reuters that in the response submitted to mediators regarding the deal, the terrorist organization demanded the inclusion of a clause that would prohibit Israel from resuming fighting during the 60-day ceasefire period, and demanded that the Rafah crossing be opened in both directions. Additionally, Hamas proposed a new mechanism for prisoner exchanges, an issue it claims is "of paramount importance." It was also reported that there is a demand for changes to the IDF deployment maps in the Gaza Strip, and it was clarified that the talks are still at the stage of formulating the general framework for an agreement, not at the stage of the details of the agreement itself.