ALBAWABA - Officials from the Mossad have reportedly expressed confidence to mediators about the possibility of Israel's ratification of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange arrangement with Hamas, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, which cited people involved with the discussions.

next conversations between Mossad Director David Barnea and Hamas in Doha, Qatar, discussing the prisoner swap plan, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office made the announcement that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had consented to send an Israeli negotiating team back the next week.

According to reports that have been published in Israeli media, the process of concluding an agreement between the parties might take several weeks long.

In a statement that was issued on July 3, Mossad stated that mediators who were participating in the discussions had sent Hamas' reaction to the ceasefire proposal to the Israeli team that was negotiating.

The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, reaffirmed Israel's willingness to participate in discussions with Hamas with the goal of achieving an agreement about the exchange of prisoners.