Saudi television channel Al-Hadath reported, citing sources, about the "crucial hours in reaching an agreement in Gaza." It reported that "there is a significant breakthrough on some of the issues in dispute. Hamas agreed not to end the war completely in the first phase of the cease-fire, and agreed to deport senior prisoners to Turkey and Qatar. Hamas demands international guarantees for Israel's commitment to the three phases of the agreement and rejects the idea of checkpoints for residents from southern Gaza toward the north." The Saudi television network Al-Arabiya also reported, citing sources, that "Hamas has agreed to release the sick, the elderly, and the female soldiers in its custody."