A major deal is being discussed in Qatar for the release of dozens of Israeli prisoners, mostly women, children and the elderly, taken hostage by Hamas on October 7. Ynet political commentator Itamar Eichner reported this on November 9 – the day when the head of the Mossad, David Barnea, and the head of the search for the abducted and missing, Nitsan Alon (reserve general) returned home from negotiations in Doha. They were also attended by the Prime Minister of Qatar, Muhammad Bin Jassim al-Taani, and the head of the CIA, William Burns.

The narrow military Cabinet of Ministers has been informed about the content and results of the negotiations in Qatar.
Sources in Israel said in this regard that the deal is "far from being completed, but it has not completely failed, it is just slowly moving forward." According to these sources, the implementation of the transaction will take more time. "We hope to be able to release all the children," they added.

In return for the release of a group of hostages, Hamas demands a ceasefire for several days, the release of terrorists and the import of fuel into the sector. Israel does not rule out the possibility of the release of terrorists, but it is conditioned by the requirement to release a large number of hostages.

It is unclear exactly how many Hamas terrorists are demanding to be released and how many Israel will agree to. 

A source with knowledge of the negotiations in Qatar told the Reuters news agency that the fact that high-ranking representatives of Israel, the United States and Qatar are sitting at the same table contributes to the acceleration of the negotiation process. Recall that the head of the CIA was personally sent to the Middle East by US President Joe Biden. First, Burns visited Israel, from where he went to Qatar.
Meanwhile, White House spokesman John Kirby said that Israel had agreed to a 4-hour daily cease-fire in the north of the sector for the import of humanitarian aid and the departure of people wishing to leave the war zone.

The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu replied that the fighting continues, and there will be no cease-fire without the release of hostages. The Israeli side clarified that it already creates conditions for a safe humanitarian corridor from the northern part of the sector to the southern one, which was used by about 50 thousand residents of the sector only on November 9. Israel has again called on the civilian population of Gaza to leave the northern part of the sector where fighting is taking place.