Gaza hostage-truce deal might be on edge of collapse: Report
Israel-Hamas War
The hostage-truce deal to halt the ongoing war in Gaza might be on the brink of collapse, a report inPoliticohas claimed, citing US and Israeli officials.
The news comes in the backdrop of Tel Aviv backing a 'bridging proposal' put forth by the US, Egypt and Qatar after several weeks of negotiations. The deal in its current shape is believed to be the strongest form of the deal ever since the war broke out in October last year. However, Hamas in a public statement has conveyed that it will not accept the pact.
“We don’t know if Sinwar wants this deal.But if we don’t get the deal there’s a chance that Iran attacks and this escalates into a full-blown confrontation," one US official was quoted as saying by the publication.
The report added that although US officials were presenting an optimistic front to the public regarding the signing of the deal, the White House was aware of the dire situation.
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What has Israel said?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday (Aug 19) for the first time, publically endorsed the latest US formula to strike a peace deal.
Netanyahu's office in a statement said that the PM during a three-hour meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken "reiterated Israel's commitment to the current American proposal on the release of our hostages, which takes into account Israel's security needs, which he strongly insists on".
What is Hamas' response?
Hamas has rejected the US version of the pact stating that any ceasefire deal must result in apermanent end to Israel's war on Gaza. The militant outfit also accused the US of merely "buying time for Israel to continue its genocide" by proposing an amended deal.
“The Israelis have retreated from issues included in Biden’s proposal. Netanyahu’s talk about agreeing to an updated proposal indicates that the US administration has failed to convince him to accept the previous agreement,” a Hamas spokesperson was quoted as saying by Al Jazeera.
Notably, the proposal aims to resolve disputes regarding the ongoing presence of Israeli forces along the Gaza-Egypt border and in the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza, as well as other contentious issues.
(With inputs from agencies)