Israel and Hamas may never agree to a deal, an American official told the newspaper
US President Joe Biden will not be able to deliver an end to the Israel-Hamas war before he leaves office, American officials have told the Wall Street Journal. Biden has claimed for months that a deal is close at hand.
The US, along with mediators from Qatar and Egypt, has been trying for months to secure an agreement that would see Hamas release its remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for Israel releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and ending its military operation in Gaza. Hamas and Israel have accused each other of scuppering multiple ceasefire proposals to date, with the Palestinian militants insisting on a full Israeli withdrawal from the enclave, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under pressure from his hardline coalition partners not to leave Gaza until Hamas’ command structure is completely destroyed.
“No deal is imminent,” an…