Despite the news of movement on the prisoner exchange front, Hamas says there is no indication on the ground that Israel has diluted its intransigence on freeing Hamas leaders.
Reports surfaced last week that Germany was playing the role of intermediary in order to facilitate a deal with the Guardian among others, notably German news magazine Der Spiegel, claiming a deal might be near.
According to the Jerusalem Post Hamas has warned of the 'excessive optimism' being expressed in the international media. Khaled Mashaal, Hamas leader in exile in Syria, is due to travel to Cairo later this week for more talks on the prisoner swap, and presumably on the stalled national reconciliation talks Egypt has been trying to restart.
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