 The president's call with Netanyahu on Independence Day points to the urgency of the ceasefire negotiations and the possibility of a breakthrough. Ceasefire talks had been stalled for weeks, but Hamas on Wednesday submitted a revised list of demands for a ceasefire with Israel. Hamas is now willing to agree to a more gradual Israeli troop withdrawal from parts of Gaza, along with a gradual exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, but Hamas wants written guarantees the talks will eventually reach a full ceasefire.