Israel and Hamas are believed to have agreed that 10 living hostages and the remains of 18 others should be released during the first 60 days of a cease-fire, but they have not reached a consensus on how many Palestinian prisoners should be freed during the same period. Up to 20 hostages are still thought to be alive.

Israel is willing to negotiate a permanent ceasefire from the start of a US-proposed 60-day truce, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday. But Israel's "fundamental conditions" were that