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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Julian Borger in Washington

MYSTERIOUS: Us calls new hamas ceasefire proposal for gaza a breakthrough - You Need To See This

Dust rises from the caterpillar tracks of Israeli tanks on manoeuvre
Israeli tanks manoeuvre near the Gaza border on Thursday. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters

The White House has described the latest Hamas ceasefire proposal for Gaza as a “breakthrough” establishing a framework for a possible hostage deal, but warned that difficult negotiations remained over the implementation of the agreement.

A senior US official said the Biden administration received the latest Hamas offer “a couple of days ago” and had been studying it ahead of a 30-minute telephone call between Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday.

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