Biden attempts to balance his needs, Sinwar and Netanyahu not interested
The Jerusalem Post -

The administration of President Joe Biden is pressuring Israel and the mediators, Egypt and Qatar, to agree on a ceasefire in Gaza because it sees it as a strategic key to achieving the immediate and long-term goals of the United States.The Biden administration believes that a ceasefire will allow the release of the most vulnerable hostages, promote the formation of a governing alternative to Hamas that will distance it from Gaza, end the conflict on the border with Lebanon, allow the American...

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