US official concedes ceasefire proposal would effectively accept Hamas demand to end war

By Jacob Magid

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25 April 2024, 5:40 pm

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Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

This picture taken from southern Israel shows an Israeli military vehicle patrolling along the Gaza border on April 24, 2024. (Jack Guez/AFP)

Asked about whether a sticking point has been Hamas’s demand for a permanent ceasefire, which Israel doesn’t seem interested in accepting, a senior Biden administration official indicates to reporters in a briefing that the proposal on the table would effectively accept the terror group’s demand.

“It’s an immediate six-week ceasefire, leading into a second phase and then a permanent restoration of calm,” the official says, adding that the US would serve as a “guarantor along with Egypt and Qatar to ensure those things happen.”