text:  It hasn't dropped those demands, but it seems open to a more gradual realization of them that wouldn't have to be at the beginning in the first phase of a ceasefire. And they're talking about a six-week opening phase of a ceasefire and then working from there to try to make it permanent. So Hamas does seem to have softened its position a little bit. That's giving some reason for optimism as these talks get underway in Cairo.