It’s unclear whether Hamas would also sign on. The White House national security adviser also called on Republicans in Congress to approve more military aid to Ukraine.
Representatives from the U.S., Israel and several other Middle East countries have come to an « understanding » on the terms of a potential cease-fire deal in Gaza, though it’s unclear whether Hamas would also sign on to the agreement.
That’s according to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, who made the comments Sunday morning on CNN’s State of the Union.
« It is true that the representatives of Israel, the United States, Egypt and Qatar met in Paris and came to an understanding among the four of them about what the basic contours of a hostage deal for temporary cease-fire would look like, » Sullivan said.
« There will have to be indirect discussions by Qatar and Egypt with Hamas, because ultimately they will have to agree to release the hostages, » he added.
Egyptian officials with knowledge of separate talks involving Hamas in Cairo told NPR earlier that the Palestinian militant group has agreed to a number of conditions, including withdrawing its demand for an immediate truce and its insistence that Israel pull out of Gaza.
