"We are not familiar with the information provided by the media on the possibility that Marwan Barghouti will be released as part of the deal and exiled to Turkey", stated his son, Qassam in an interview. One week since his return from Qatar, where his family reportedly discussed the possibility of including his father in the deal with senior Hamas officials, he shared: "We are comparatively more optimistic. As a family, we don't care where he is released to, it can even be to Kuala-Lumpur". An "Israeli senior official" responded to the media reports on the subject swiftly and decidedly, stating: "There is no discussion of Barghouti being released".