US Nationwide Safety Advisor Jake Sullivan mentioned there is a “distinct chance” that Israel and Hamas will have the ability to attain a ceasefire deal earlier than President Joe Biden leaves workplace in per week.
“The stress is constructing for Hamas to return to sure,” Sullivan mentioned in an interview at Bloomberg’s Washington bureau on Monday. “It is there for the taking so the query is now can all of us collectively seize the second and make this occur.”
Sullivan mentioned Biden’s Center East envoy, Brett McGurk, had been within the area for greater than per week understanding the small print of an settlement. He mentioned he’d spoken with Qatar’s prime minister in addition to Israeli officers and “there’s a common sense that that is shifting in the best route.”
The Biden administration has tried to work intently with President-elect Donald Trump’s group on the problem. Sullivan urged that Trump’s demand for a deal earlier than he takes workplace hasn’t harm the talks.
“The stress constructing right here towards the top of President Biden’s time period has been appreciable,” Sullivan mentioned. “That may assist contribute to a optimistic end result if we will generate that ultimate sure from each side.
Sullivan mentioned he wasn’t able to make any guarantees to get a deal that may finish the combating that started with Hamas’s assault on Israel on October 7, 2023.
“We have been right here earlier than, we have been shut earlier than and have not gotten throughout the end line,” Sullivan mentioned.
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