The ongoing negotiations in Cairo regarding a potential ceasefire in the Gaza Strip are “positive,” an unnamed senior Hamas official told Arab World Press (AWP) on Monday, stressing that “the ball is in Israel’s court” after the group presented the criteria for the exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli detainees. The member of the Palestinian militant group stated that it does not intend to push for an immediate return of Palestinians to the northern part of the Strip due to the risk of “overcrowding.” Instead, they propose a gradual return of over 500 families per day, facilitated by the Red Cross and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). Namely, Israel declined to send its delegation for negotiations in Cairo due to Hamas not providing the list of hostages still alive in the Gaza Strip.