U.S. proposes hostage-to-prisoner ratio in Gaza truce talks - Israeli official

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Source: Reuters

March 23, 2024 4:19 PM EDT


JERUSALEM/CAIRO March 23 (Reuters) - The United States has made a "bridging proposal" for the number of jailed Palestinians that should be released by Israel in exchange for every hostage freed by Hamas in any new Gaza truce, an Israeli official briefed on the Qatar-hosted talks said on Saturday.

An Israeli delegation led by Mossad chief David Barnea is in Doha for indirect negotiations with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which CIA director William Burns is helping Qatari and Egyptian officials to mediate.

"During the negotiations, significant gaps came to light on the question of the ratio" of prisoners to be released for each hostage, said an Israeli official, who requested anonymity.

"The United States put a bridging proposal on the table, to which Israel responded positively. Hamas' response is pending." The official provided no details on the U.S. proposal. The U.S. embassy in Israel did not immediately comment.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-proposes-hostage-to-prisoner-ratio-gaza-truce-talks-israeli-official-2024-03-23/

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1. This is the level of gory detail Biden has

To get into because otherwise the two sides can’t settle.

Now if it was Trump he’d just let Netanyahu have his way.