Against the backdrop of a statement by a "senior political source" that "Israel's policy is consistent and has not changed. We demand the release of all 50 hostages according to the principles set by the cabinet," the Prime Minister's Office reiterated the principles for ending the war: "Disarming Hamas, returning all hostages - both living and deceased, demilitarization of Gaza, Israeli security control and an alternative civilian government that is neither Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority."