Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene his cabinet this evening for a second meeting after the ministers could not agree on a way forward in Gaza last night.
“We are in discussions,” says an official in The Prime Minister’s Office about contacts with mediating countries. “Talks continue about a [ceasefire and hostage release] deal.”
Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer is flying to Washington to “try to press the Americans to press the Qataris to press Hamas,” continues the official.
“Qatar is the key,” the official continues, “and the contacts continue, and we are hoping that there will be a breakthrough very soon. It depends on Hamas.”
In the meantime, “we are continuing to progress and deepen the ground maneuver, to pressure Hamas until it agrees to a deal or until we defeat it. It’s very simple.”
There is currently no date set for Netanyahu’s next visit to Washington, says the official. “Let’s wait for Dermer to come back and see what he will say.”
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