Hamas' Gaza chief, Khalil Al-Hayya, stated that the group is willing to negotiate a deal to swap all hostages for Palestinians jailed by Israel in order to end the war in Gaza. However, Hamas refused an interim truce deal, accusing Netanyahu of using partial agreements to further his political agenda. Talks to restore the ceasefire and free Israeli hostages ended with no breakthrough, with both Israel and Hamas blaming each other for the lack of progress. Hamas accepted a proposal by mediators to release some hostages in exchange for jailed Palestinians and begin talks on implementing the second phase of the ceasefire agreement.