WILMINGTON:
Israel and Hamas haven’t but reached a deal on a brief ceasefire, a White Home spokesperson mentioned on Saturday night time.
The US is constant to work to get a deal between the 2 sides, the spokesperson mentioned. A second US official confirmed no deal had been reached.
The Washington Publish reported earlier on Saturday night time {that a} Qatari-brokered deal between Israel and Hamas had been reached for a five-day ceasefire in change for 50 or extra hostages.
“No deal but however we proceed to work exhausting to get a deal,” Adrienne Watson, spokesperson for the White Home’s Nationwide Safety Council, mentioned in a press release.
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Israel vowed to destroy Hamas after the group’s Oct. 7 rampage into Israel wherein its fighters killed 1,200 folks and took 240 hostages, in accordance with Israeli tallies.
Because the battle entered its seventh week, authorities in Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip raised their dying toll to 12,300, together with 5,000 youngsters.
Israel mentioned that it was making ready to develop its offensive in opposition to Hamas to southern Gaza after air strikes killed dozens of Palestinians, together with civilians reported to be sheltering at two colleges.