Cautious Israeli optimism over “Gaza agreement”
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Sky News Arabia – Abu Dhabi

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli negotiators returning from negotiations in Doha on a ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza expressed “cautious optimism” to Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister’s Office said Saturday.

Netanyahu’s office added in a statement, “There is hope that the great pressure from the United States and mediators on Hamas will allow it to back down from its opposition to the American proposal, which includes elements acceptable to Israel.”

On Friday, at the conclusion of two-day talks in Doha, the United States presented a new proposal to Israel and Hamas in an attempt to bridge the remaining gaps and reach an agreement.

A US official said the proposal closes almost all the remaining gaps that had been under discussion over the past six weeks.

On Friday, Hamas rejected what it described as “new conditions” included in the proposal, and on Saturday denounced “American dictates.”