{"id":2239338,"date":"2024-05-07T15:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T19:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-officials-say-they-got-played-by-the-biden-administration-in-hamas-cease-fire-talks\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T15:37:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T19:37:08","slug":"israeli-officials-say-they-got-played-by-the-biden-administration-in-hamas-cease-fire-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-officials-say-they-got-played-by-the-biden-administration-in-hamas-cease-fire-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli officials express feeling deceived by Biden administration in Hamas cease-fire negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisraeli-officials-say-they-got-played-by-the-biden-administration-in-hamas-cease-fire-talks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2239338&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israeli officials accuse the \u2064Biden administration of deception in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-poised-to-reject-gitmo-detainees-subpoena-for-cia-interrogator\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Poised To Reject Gitmo Detainee\u2019s Subpoena for CIA Interrogator\">withholding crucial details<\/a>\u200d of a \u200cHamas cease-fire \u2064proposal. This led to a military action by Israel\u200b against Hamas in Rafah. The U.S. denies the \u2063claim, highlighting complex negotiations involving Egypt and Qatar. Israel fears a link between hostage release and war end, signaling a\u200c diplomatic impasse. Israeli officials\u2062 claim the \u2062Biden administration deceived them by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-accuse-intelligence-community-of-stonewalling-on-ufos\/\" title=\"Lawmakers claim intel community obstructs UFO investigations\">withholding vital \u200dinformation<\/a>\u2062 on a Hamas \u200dcease-fire proposal, prompting military \u2064action in Rafah. The U.S. denies this,\u200b emphasizing intricate negotiations with Egypt and \u200dQatar. \u200cIsrael&#8217;s concern over connecting hostage release to ending the war indicates a diplomatic deadlock.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 7, 2024 at 7:39am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Israel officials say they were tricked by the Biden administration, accusing it of not letting Israel know of the details of a \u201ccease-fire\u201d proposal the terrorist group Hamas announced Monday that it had agreed to.<\/p>\n<p>The Hamas announcement came as Israel launched a military action against Rafah, the last stronghold of Hamas in southern Gaza, after a Hamas mortar strike from the city.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration denies the Israeli claim.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/05\/07\/us-israel-hamas-hostage-ceasefire-talks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>, citing Israeli officials it did not name, Israel was not given the text of a deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar until after the Hamas announcement.<\/p>\n<p>NBC <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNews\/status\/1787529682872631651\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported Monday<\/a> that the proposal includes the release of 33 hostages taken by Hamas in the terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and a 40-day halt in the fighting.<\/p>\n<p>An Israeli delegation was not involved in the negotiations for the proposal in Cairo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2024\/05\/06\/hamas-accepts-egypt-qatar-cease-fire-agreement\/72771951007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/06\/us\/politics\/biden-cease-fire-gaza.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> reported Monday: \u201cIn fact, Hamas did not \u2018accept\u2019 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-hamas-cease-fire-leads-to-13-hostages-being-released\/\" title=\"13 hostages were released following the Israel-Hamas cease-fire\">cease-fire deal<\/a> so much as make a counteroffer to the proposal on the table previously blessed by the United States and Israel \u2014 a counteroffer that was not itself deemed acceptable but a sign of progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two Israeli officials said \u201cIsrael got played\u201d by the U.S. and mediators who drafted \u201ca new deal\u201d and were not up front about it, according to Axios.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli side said the proposal had \u201cmany new elements\u201d that were not part of the last deal Israel had approved, with one official saying, \u201cIt looked like a whole new proposal,\u201d according to Axios.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should the Biden administration be more supportive of Israel?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Axios cited a senior U.S. official saying there was no double-dealing, adding, \u201cAmerican diplomats have been engaged with Israeli counterparts. There have been no surprises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an extremely difficult process with negotiations conducted through intermediaries in Doha and Cairo,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n<p>The core of the issue is that Israel fears the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-administrations-inexplicable-move-may-just-escalated-israel-iran-clash-way-nations-wanted-avoid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden administration<\/a> has assured Hamas that a deal to release hostages will directly lead to the end of the war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think the Americans conveyed the message to Hamas that it will be OK when it comes to ending the war,\u201d one senior Israeli official said, according to Axios.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s position has been that the deal and the end of the war are separate.<\/p>\n<p>According to Axios, Hamas chief negotiator Khalil al-Haia told the news site Al Jazeera that, \u201cHamas received assurances from the Egyptian and Qatari mediators that President Biden is committed to ensure that any hostage deal is fully implemented.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A report in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/us-knew-of-mediators-altered-proposal-to-hamas-did-not-inform-israel-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of Israel<\/a> said that when the Hamas-backed deal was reviewed, it was lacking Israel\u2019s key points, which led to a decision to move forward with the operation to attack Rafah.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The IDF releases footage of it capturing the Gazan side of the Rafah Crossing. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sl3eTqscJS\">https:\/\/t.co\/Sl3eTqscJS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pz5IWIStCF\">pic.twitter.com\/Pz5IWIStCF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manniefabian\/status\/1787723953571524895?\">May 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Israeli officials called the Hamas announcement \u201ca ruse\u201d to make Hamas appear willing to settle while Israel would be painted as refusing the deal.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the diplomatic dueling. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-scared-death-sen-john-kennedy-calls-presidents-fear-going-hamas-wing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to warn him not to attack Rafah, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-warns-netanyahu-rafah-invasion-israel-prepares-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, a Hamas mortar attack from Rafah killed four Israeli soldiers, Fox reported.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin that after Rafah was used as the base for that attack, Israel had no choice but to move forward, according to Fox.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. 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We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli officials claim they were deceived by the Biden administration for withholding crucial details of a Hamas &#8220;cease-fire&#8221; proposal. 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