Moussa Abu Marzouk, a senior Hamas political bureau official, told Russian news agency RIA that the organization is ready to provide information about the health condition of the hostages if negotiations with Israel resume. According to him, Hamas's willingness depends on Israel also providing information about the condition of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. Abu Marzouk added that "there are reports in Israeli media that Israel is considering sending a delegation for negotiations – but in reality, there is no such thing. We don't know of any progress."