Talk of a Hamas-Israel Cease-fire Still Premature, but New US Administration Could Tip the Scales Trump wants Netanyahu to make a deal, but experts say the compromises needed to reach a deal with Hamas might bring an end to the Netanyahu government By Keren Setton/The Media LineThe Media Line The cease-fire reached last week between […]
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The Media Line: Talk of a Hamas-Israel Cease-fire Still Premature, but New US Administration Could Tip the Scales
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Talk of a Hamas-Israel Cease-fire Still Premature, but New US Administration Could Tip the Scales
Trump wants Netanyahu to make a deal, but experts say the compromises needed to reach a deal with Hamas might bring an end to the Netanyahu government
By Keren Setton/The Media LineThe Media Line
The cease-fire reached last week between Hezbollah and Israel raised hopes that a similar deal could be reached between Hamas and Israel after over a year of deadly war. Media reports said on Sunday that a Hamas delegation was in Cairo to discuss the prospect of an agreement, which would also see the release of at least some of the 101 Israeli hostages still held in Gaza.
In an interview with Israel’s Channel 14, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that conditions for a deal “have changed for the better.”
Yet major impasses remain between Israel and Hamas. Israel still maintains a military presence in the Gaza Strip, and the current government refuses to withdraw from the territory, which Hamas has said is a precondition for any deal.