The Israeli prime minister said he was unsure whether a ceasefire would be reached

On August 21st, local time on the 20th, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a meeting with the families of some Israeli detainees that he is not sure whether a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and an exchange of detainees will be reached, but if an agreement is reached, the agreement will also safeguard Israel's interests. Netanyahu stressed that Israel will not give up its strategic assets in the Gaza Strip, such as the "Philadelphia Corridor", in exchange for an agreement with the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). In this regard, some relatives of the detainees criticized that Netanyahu's remarks are actually a violation of the ceasefire and the exchange agreement.