US said looking for new framework for hostage deal to replace previous phased approach

Israelis calling for a hostage-ceasefire deal to secure the release of the remaining captives, held by the Hamas terror group in Gaza, protest in Tel Aviv, September 14, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
Israelis calling for a hostage-ceasefire deal to secure the release of the remaining captives, held by the Hamas terror group in Gaza, protest in Tel Aviv, September 14, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Channel 12 reports that senior Biden administration officials have told the families of the American hostages that the phased ceasefire deal framework that has been under negotiation to date is no longer working.

Accordingly, the US and other mediators are considering other formulas that will coax Israel and Hamas to make a deal. The frameworks now being discussed would be shorter, instead of three phases of six weeks each.

Israel’s negotiating team is also working on alternative frameworks, the network says.

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