𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚.

According to Egyptian sources, the length of the ceasefire and the ratio of Palestinian inmates to be released for each hostage were among the issues that CIA Director William Burns and top officials from Israel, Egypt, and Qatar could not resolve during their negotiations. In the days to come, the discussions will go on via security and diplomatic channels. The announcement is timed to coincide with Israel’s impending ground offensive in Rafah, a city on the border of Gaza and Egypt that is currently housing over one million Palestinian refugees seeking refuge. The humanitarian situation in the enclave, which is already on the brink of famine according to aid organizations, would worsen if that happened.

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