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US said to agree to guarantee Israel can renew fighting after 1st phase of hostage deal
The United States is willing to guarantee to Israel that it will be able to renew fighting against Hamas in Gaza after the first phase of a potential ceasefire and hostage deal, as a means to pressure Hamas into releasing all the hostages it should in the first stage, several Hebrew media reports say.
According to the Yedioth Ahronoth and Haaretz dailies, Washington hasn’t yet given a written guarantee, as Jerusalem has been demanding, but has agreed in principle to give one if a deal materializes.
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