{"id":2293542,"date":"2024-07-12T14:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T18:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-and-hamas-making-progress-on-ceasefire-deal-but-work-remains-biden-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T14:06:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T18:06:00","slug":"israel-and-hamas-making-progress-on-ceasefire-deal-but-work-remains-biden-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-and-hamas-making-progress-on-ceasefire-deal-but-work-remains-biden-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel and Hamas making progress on ceasefire deal but work remains: Biden &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fisrael-and-hamas-making-progress-on-ceasefire-deal-but-work-remains-biden-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=2293542&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>President Joe Biden announced that progress is being \u2063made in \u200bceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas, although there are still obstacles to overcome.\u2063 The United\u2062 States, Qatar, and Egypt\u200c have been acting as mediators in the negotiations and have been working to reach a \u200bmutually beneficial \u2064ceasefire agreement. Biden outlined a \u200cthree-phase deal that includes a complete ceasefire, the release of hostages, \u200band a surge \u2062in humanitarian aid. Despite previous\u2062 setbacks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/redistricting-battles-heat-up-as-democrats-play-gerrymander-hardball-and-the-house-hangs-in-the-balance\/\" title=\"Redistricting Battles Heat Up as Democrats Play Gerrymander Hardball and the House Hangs in the Balance\">recent developments suggest<\/a>\u200d that a breakthrough may be \u200don\u200d the horizon. Netanyahu has reportedly\u200c made\u2064 additional demands \u200cin the negotiations as he believes\u2064 Hamas is in a position of weakness. The war\u200c has taken a toll on the Gaza Strip, making it crucial to\u200b reach a ceasefire agreement\u200d soon.  <\/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 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<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\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/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<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israel and Hamas making progress on ceasefire deal but work remains: Biden<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/mike-brest\/\">Mike Brest<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-12T13:44:36-04:00\">July 12, 2024 1:44 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696129\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a> are making progress in ceasefire negotiations but acknowledged there are more hurdles for the parties to clear.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, he declared on Thursday during his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-cancels-event-where-he-said-he-would-show-evidence-of-election-fraud-in-georgia\/\" title=\"Trump cancels event revealing evidence of election fraud in Georgia.\">highly anticipated press conference<\/a> following the NATO summit that the two sides had \u201cagreed\u201d to the \u201cframework\u201d of the proposal he laid out back on May 31.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are still gaps to close, but we\u2019re making progress, the trend is positive, and I\u2019m determined to get this deal done and bring an end to this war, which should end now,\u201d he added. The president then reiterated that sentiment on X on Friday, saying that there \u201cis still work to do \u2026 but that framework is now agreed to by both Israel and Hamas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cI\u2019m determined to get this done.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Six weeks ago I laid out a comprehensive framework for how to achieve a ceasefire and bring the hostages home. <\/p>\n<p>There is still work to do and these are complex issues, but that framework is now agreed to by both Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>My team is making progress and I&#8217;m determined to\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1811788307832975789?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The United States, Qatar, and Egypt have acted as mediators between Israel and Hamas, and they have spent several months trying to get both sides to agree to a mutually beneficial ceasefire that would include the release of some Israeli hostages taken on Oct. 7 and a pause in the war, which would allow for a surge of humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n<p>They have repeatedly gotten close to agreements only for one side or the other to pull out of the deal, and that could happen again.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Thursday the administration sees \u201cthe possibility of reaching [an] agreement\u201d and said that \u201cthe remaining issues can be resolved, should be resolved.\u201d However, he also said, \u201cObviously, can\u2019t guarantee that because there\u2019s a lot of details to be hammered through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden initially outlined the framework for the deal in a speech on May 31. The proposal he laid out was a three-phase deal, the first of which would last six weeks and would include a complete ceasefire, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from populated areas of Gaza, the release of some Israeli hostages, the release of likely hundreds of Palestinians detained in Israel, and a surge in aid. Palestinian civilians would also be able to return to their homes, if they were not destroyed in the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The specific details of the second phase would be negotiated and finalized during the first phase, but they would likely include the release of all remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for an end to the war and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza. The third phase would include the return of the bodies of any hostages who were killed and the start of the reconstruction of Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>In the days after Biden announced the proposal, which several international leaders endorsed, Hamas declined the offer. Last week, however, Hamas sent an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3072102\/hamas-clears-way-ceasefire-after-dropping-key-demand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>updated response<\/a> to mediators dropping its key demand that Israel agree to an end of the war upfront, which a senior Biden administration official called a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3070714\/new-hamas-response-breakthrough-on-a-critical-impasse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>breakthrough<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It has restarted those negotiations, with both Israel and the U.S. saying it had dispatched its teams to meet and make additional progress, though the official said, \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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Biden and Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> spoke on the Fourth of July, and according to a readout from the White House: \u201cThe 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>Netanyahu has reportedly made additional demands in these negotiations because he believes Hamas is back at the table from a position of weakness, according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/11\/netanyahu-gaza-ceasefire-hostage-negotiations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Axios<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The war has devastated the Gaza Strip. After nearly nine months of war, the entire population of Gaza is facing the threat of famine, and a majority of Gazans have been displaced from their homes, many of which were destroyed in the war. Hamas has spent nearly two decades in power in Gaza, where it has stockpiled weapons and devoted significant aid for terrorist ambitions, and its strategy includes embedding itself within the civilian population to use them as shields.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s military does not often share its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-ban-state-department-from-citing-gaza-health-ministry-death-toll-statistics-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House votes to ban State Department from citing Gaza Health Ministry death toll statistics - Washington Examiner\">death toll statistics<\/a>, while the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-nursing-home-scandal-worse-than-previously-reported-aides-spent-months-hiding-death-toll\/\" title=\"Cuomo Nursing Home Scandal Worse Than Previously Reported, Aides \u2018Spent Months\u2019 Hiding Death Toll\">true death toll<\/a> will likely be unknown for the near future, though Israeli and Gaza officials say it\u2019s north of 30,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>The war began after Hamas and other militants carried out the largest terrorist attack in Israel\u2019s history on Oct. 7, when they broke through the barriers along the border and killed roughly 1,200 people, some of whom were mutilated, while they kidnapped another roughly 250 people. About 100 of the hostages were released back in November when the two sides agreed to a weeklong ceasefire \u2014 which, to this day, remains the only stoppage of the war since its inception.<\/p>\n<p> <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_1696129\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696129\"}});<\/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>President Biden stated that progress is being made in ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas, but there are still obstacles to overcome. Both parties have agreed to the framework proposed by Biden on May 31, but there are still gaps to close. The United States, Qatar, and Egypt have been mediating the negotiations, which have been ongoing for several months. The proposed deal includes a three-phase plan that would involve a complete ceasefire, the release of hostages, and a surge in humanitarian aid. Despite previous setbacks, there is optimism that an agreement can be reached, although details still need to be worked out. Netanyahu has reportedly made additional demands in the negotiations, believing that Hamas is negotiating from a position of weakness. The war has had devastating effects on the Gaza Strip, with the entire population facing famine and many being displaced from their homes. The true death toll from the conflict is unknown, but estimates suggest it is over 30,000 people. The war began after a terrorist attack by Hamas and other militants in October, which resulted in the kidnapping of hundreds of people<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2293543,"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\/07\/Joe-Biden-busy-schedule-Jill.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,13427,13022,4671,7308],"class_list":["post-2293542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-ceasefire","tag-hamas","tag-israel","tag-progress"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Joe-Biden-busy-schedule-Jill.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293542","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=2293542"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293542\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2293543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}