But, the officials said, Hamas could have an incentive to cut a unilateral deal with the U.S. because doing so would likely further strain relations between the U.S. and Israel and put additional domestic political pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
One of the former officials said the internal discussions have also taken place in the context of whether the possibility of the U.S. cutting a unilateral deal with Hamas might pressure Netanyahu to agree to a version of the current cease-fire proposal.
On Monday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to the region to discuss the latest attempts to secure a ceasefire deal.
Rescuing the Israeli hostages has only strengthened Netanyahu’s determination to continue pursuing military operations in Gaza, rather than committing to a halt in the fighting, the senior administration official said.
It’s unclear if there are prisoners in U.S. custody whose release Hamas would want to secure and who the Biden administration would deem acceptable to free based on their criminal convictions crimes.
Last week, CIA Director Bill Burns and White House Middle East coordinator Brett McGurk both traveled to the region to continue talks on the proposal.
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But, the officials said, Hamas could have an incentive to cut a unilateral deal with the U.S. because doing so would likely further strain relations between the U.S. and Israel and put additional domestic political pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
One of the former officials said the internal discussions have also taken place in the context of whether the possibility of the U.S. cutting a unilateral deal with Hamas might pressure Netanyahu to agree to a version of the current cease-fire proposal.
On Monday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to the region to discuss the latest attempts to secure a ceasefire deal.
Rescuing the Israeli hostages has only strengthened Netanyahu’s determination to continue pursuing military operations in Gaza, rather than committing to a halt in the fighting, the senior administration official said.
It’s unclear if there are prisoners in U.S. custody whose release Hamas would want to secure and who the Biden administration would deem acceptable to free based on their criminal convictions crimes.
Last week, CIA Director Bill Burns and White House Middle East coordinator Brett McGurk both traveled to the region to continue talks on the proposal.
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