‘Lack of Trust’, Israeli ‘Unwillingness to Compromise’ Puts Gaza Talks in Hard to Break Stalemate
Conflicting reports have emerged on the state of negotiations between the Israeli government and Hamas on a ceasefire deal for Gaza, with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken saying Prime Minister Netanyahu has agreed to a hostages-for-truce "bridging proposal," but Hamas saying Tel Aviv has added "non-starter" conditions to a proposed agreement.