‘Nothing new’ on efforts to reach hostage-ceasefire deal with Hamas, Israeli official says

By Lazar Berman

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1 December 2024, 2:28 pm

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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Protesters call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas terror group, in Tel Aviv, November 30, 2024.(AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

There is “nothing new” on efforts to reach a hostage and ceasefire deal with Hamas, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel, despite statements from Hamas officials indicating possible flexibility on some of their demands.

“I haven’t seen any change, not even in Hamas terminology,” says the official.

The official adds that an Israeli pilot plan to use private US company to hand out humanitarian aid in a small part of the northern Gaza Strip has not yet begun.