[Global Network Reporter zhangqian] According to Israel's "New Izvestia", "Times of Israel" and other media reports on October 4th, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an emergency consultation meeting overnight after the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced its response to US President Trump's "20-point plan" on the evening of the 3rd.

The Times of Israel stated that the head of Israel's security department, Defense Minister Katz and Minister of Strategic Affairs Delmer attended the above-mentioned meeting, while the far-right Finance Minister Smotrich and National Security Minister Ben Gvir, who opposed the end of the war, were not invited.

The Times of Israel also quoted Israel's Channel 12 as saying that the first round of mediation negotiations between Israel and Hamas may start in Egypt on the 5th local time, and the most likely location is the Red Sea coastal city of Sharm el-Sheikh.

After Hamas issued a statement on the evening of 3 and announced that it had submitted to the mediator a response to Trump's "20-point plan" on ending the Gaza conflict, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office issued a statement on the morning of 4 local time that Israel was ready to immediately launch the first phase of Trump's "20-point plan", namely to release all detained persons. However, the statement did not mention Trump's call for Israel to immediately stop its attacks on Gaza. In addition, according to the AFP, a senior Hamas official revealed on October 4 local time that Hamas was ready to immediately negotiate a ceasefire agreement in Gaza to close all unresolved issues.