US Says New Hostage Deal Proposed by Hamas is a “Breakthrough” | Firstpost America

The White House has described the latest Hamas ceasefire proposal for Gaza as a “breakthrough” establishing a framework for a possible hostage deal but warned that difficult negotiations remained over the implementation of the agreement. A senior US official said Secretary of State Antony Blinken received the latest Hamas offer “a couple of days ago” and had been studying it ahead of a 30-minute telephone call between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. US officials had said an earlier Hamas response contained negotiable elements but some that were not. The White House's reaction to Hamas’s new response was much more positive, however, Netanyahu has raised his doubts on the deal despite sending a delegation to mediate the new deal with Qatar and Egypt.

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