{"id":2289321,"date":"2024-07-04T23:03:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T03:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurdles-remain-but-new-hamas-response-is-a-breakthrough-on-a-critical-impasse-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T23:05:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T03:05:27","slug":"hurdles-remain-but-new-hamas-response-is-a-breakthrough-on-a-critical-impasse-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurdles-remain-but-new-hamas-response-is-a-breakthrough-on-a-critical-impasse-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurdles remain, but new Hamas response is a &#8216;breakthrough on a critical impasse&#8217; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fhurdles-remain-but-new-hamas-response-is-a-breakthrough-on-a-critical-impasse-washington-examiner%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=2289321&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>The article\u200c discusses the latest response from\u200d Hamas to a \u200bceasefire proposal with \u200cIsrael, which has been seen as a breakthrough in negotiations. Israeli Prime\u200d Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded by dispatching negotiators\u200d to meet with mediators. The \u2062Biden administration \u2063sees this as \u200ba significant opportunity for progress, although they emphasize that a\u2064 deal may not be imminent. The U.S., Egypt, and Qatar have\u2064 been acting as\u2063 mediators in the conflict, which has been ongoing for\u200c over eight months. The war \u200cin Gaza \u200bhas \u200ccaused significant\u200c devastation, with\u200d thousands\u2062 of casualties \u2062and severe food\u200c insecurity. Israeli officials \u2064believe that Hamas is \u2062being defeated \u200bbut continue operations against\u2063 the group. The \u200dconflict began after a large terrorist attack in Israel in 2023,\u2062 resulting in numerous\u2063 casualties and hostages. Negotiations \u200chave previously collapsed, but \u200bthere\u200d is hope for progress in\u200b the current talks.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span 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td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-04T22:19:22-04:00\">July 4, 2024 10:19 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1690681\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a> sent an updated response to the latest ceasefire proposal with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> a couple of days ago, which represented a \u201cbreakthrough on a critical impasse,\u201d according to a senior Biden administration official.<\/p>\n<p>The office of Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> announced Thursday that he had dispatched the Israeli negotiators to meet with mediators in response to Hamas\u2019s updated stance.<\/p>\n<p>Word of Hamas\u2019s latest response broke publicly Wednesday, which was the first news of possible movement since its most recent rejection of the deal President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> outlined at the end of May.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to say, given the recent developments, we do believe there is a pretty significant opening here, and we welcome the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-say-meena-harris-social-media-posts-could-interfere-with-u-s-diplomacy-with-india\/\" title=\"Officials say Meena Harris social media posts could interfere with U.S. diplomacy with India\">prime minister\u2019<\/a>s readiness to try to seize that opening by empowering his negotiating team to engage directly in Doha, [Qatar], over coming days in the Oval Office,\u201d the official said. \u201cI think what we got back from Hamas was a pretty significant adjustment to what had been their position, and we think that is encouraging.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu and Biden spoke Thursday about Hamas\u2019s response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden and the Prime Minister discussed ongoing efforts to finalize a ceasefire deal together with the release of hostages, as outlined by President Biden and endorsed by the UN Security Council, the G7, and countries around the world,\u201d White House officials said in a readout of the call. \u201cThe leaders discussed the recent response received from Hamas. The President welcomed the Prime Minister\u2019s decision\u00a0to authorize his negotiators to engage with U.S., Qatari, and Egyptian mediators in an effort to close out the deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The official dismissed the possibility that a deal was imminent, saying, \u201cI just want to emphasize this does not mean this deal is going to be closed in a period of days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The U.S., Egypt, and Qatar have acted as mediators over the course of the more than eight months of war, though their efforts have remained fruitless, dating back to the one-week ceasefire agreement in late November 2023. There have been several instances in which the negotiations appeared close to a deal this spring, but they have all collapsed.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s war against Hamas in Gaza has devastated the enclave. Roughly 35,000 people have been killed, and it is unknown how many of them are civilians and how many are combatants, though even Israeli officials indicated earlier this spring that at least half had been civilians. The entire population is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-hot-spots-to-watch-where-war-may-break-out-in-2024\/\" title=\"Three potential war zones to monitor in 2024\">facing severe food insecurity<\/a>, and most of the population has been displaced.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli officials have indicated the war in Gaza is winding down and that much of Hamas has been defeated, though they continue carrying out operations against the group.<\/p>\n<p>The war began after Hamas carried out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-bovard-30-years-ago-the-fbi-might-have-had-its-biggest-bomb-the-world-trade-center-attack\/\" title=\"James Bovard: 30 Years Ago, the FBI Might Have Had Its Biggest Bomb: The World Trade Center Attack\">largest terrorist attack<\/a> in Israel\u2019s history on Oct. 7, 2023. Early that morning, more than 1,000 militants overpowered the Israel-Gaza border and poured into southern Israel, where those terrorists proceeded to kill roughly 1,200 people, many of whom were civilians, and kidnapped approximately 250 more.<\/p>\n<p>About 100 hostages were released during the November ceasefire. It is unclear how many of the remaining hostages are still alive.<\/p>\n<p>On May 31, Biden outlined a proposal that Israel had agreed to, which would begin a six-week ceasefire during the first phase of the deal. During that period, Israeli forces would withdraw from population centers in Gaza, the international community would surge humanitarian aid into the strip, and Israel would release a large number of Palestinians detained by Israeli forces. Women, children, and hostages in need of medical care would be released during this time as well.<\/p>\n<p>The deal was widely supported internationally, but Hamas did not agree to it.<\/p>\n<p>The issue that had prevented many previous iterations of ceasefire proposals was whether the agreement would amount to a lasting ceasefire, effectively allowing the portions of Hamas that are still intact to remain that way and potentially reconstitute, or whether Israel would be permitted to have the option to continue its military operations once the first phase ends.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both leaders welcomed the meeting to take place\u00a0between their national security teams in the Strategic Consultative Group format on July 15.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu is set to address Congress on July 24.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1690681\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1690681\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamas recently provided a new response to a ceasefire proposal with Israel, which has been seen as a positive development by a senior Biden administration official. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized negotiators to meet with mediators in response to this updated stance. This new response from Hamas is seen as a significant adjustment from their previous position, and there is hope for progress in the negotiations. While a deal is not expected to be finalized in the near future, there is optimism for potential breakthroughs in the ongoing conflict. The war between Israel and Hamas has resulted in significant casualties and displacement in Gaza, with efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement ongoing for over eight months. Both leaders have expressed willingness to engage in further discussions and negotiations to reach a resolution<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2289322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/biden-bibi-israel-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13022,21550,4115],"class_list":["post-2289321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hamas","tag-hurdles","tag-response"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/biden-bibi-israel-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}