JAKARTA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly met CIA Director Bill Burns to discuss the ceasefire and hostage-taking negotiations, an Israeli official said.

Israel's war cabinet will convene at 19.30 p.m., Wednesday, May 8, local time to discuss the negotiations, as reported by CNN.

The United States (US) previously believed that the differences of opinion between Israel and Hamas could be bridged through negotiations on the latest ceasefire proposals, when negotiations resumed in Cairo, Egypt on Wednesday.

In Cairo, the five delegates who participated in the ceasefire negotiations on Tuesday Hamas, Israel, US, Egypt and Qatar reacted positively to the resumption of the negotiations, and the meeting is expected to resume on Wednesday morning local time, two Egyptian sources said.

White House spokesman John Kirby said Hamas submitted a revised proposal, and the new text showed a gap that could still be "completely closed" despite refusing to elaborate.

Israel on Monday, May 6 stated that the three phase proposals approved by Hamas were unacceptable, because the requirements had been softened. Tonight, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a counterterrorism operation in Rafah.


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