US believes Gaza ceasefire deal unlikely in Biden’s term: Report
Al Jazeera
Wall Street Journal cites multiple US officials saying they are sceptical a ceasefire can be achieved before January.
Officials in the United States believe that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is unlikely before President Joe Biden leaves office in January, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The newspaper on Thursday cited top-level officials in the White House, State Department and Pentagon without naming them.
“No deal is imminent. I’m not sure it ever gets done,” one of the US officials told the newspaper.
The officials told the Journal there were two key obstacles to a deal: the number of Palestinian prisoners Israel must release in exchange for each captive held by Hamas, and the rising tensions between Israel and Hezbollah.
In public, officials in Washington have stressed that they will continue to work for an agreement.
