Officials on both sides, while stopping short of confirming that a final draft had been reached, described progress at the talks.
A senior Israeli official said a deal could be sealed within a few days if Hamas replies to a proposal. A Palestinian official close to the talks said information from Doha was “very promising”, adding: “Gaps were being narrowed and there is a big push toward an agreement if all goes well to the end.”
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Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration is now widely seen in the region as a de facto deadline. The president-elect has said there would be “hell to pay” unless hostages held by Hamas are freed before he takes office, while outgoing President Biden has also pushed hard for a deal before he leaves.
We keep hearing about yet another ceasefire deal every other month.
Let me know when the deal is final, accepted by both parties, nobody pulls out or unilaterally changes terms at the last second, and the deal is actually observed and enforced for at least a week. I’ve seen this script play out differently too many times to get excited yet…
Don’t worry. Trump said there will be all hell to pay. No real definition of what that means…plus we know he’s full of shit. So everything will work out just fine.