Biden’s national security team has no plans to present an updated ceasefire plan for the Gaza war

According to Isna, this comment by senior officials in Washington about the lack of a definite ceasefire plan means that the negotiations to end the conflict in Gaza have seriously reached a dead end.

Some U.S. officials have said in recent weeks that the U.S. cease-fire proposal for Biden’s approval was finalized before being shared with other mediators in the cease-fire talks, such as Qatar and Egypt.

Anthony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, is one of the most senior US officials to travel to the region and will go to Egypt today (Wednesday). It seems that this trip is the result of a significant progress towards the ceasefire agreement, because for the first time since the Al-Aqsa storm operation on October 7, he will come to the region without stopping in the occupied territories.

An important issue in the negotiations is related to the issue of Palestinian prisoners who are released in exchange for Zionist prisoners.

According to these officials, Hamas recently demanded the release of life-sentenced prisoners in exchange for the release of Zionist prisoners, which is a change from previous negotiations, when the parties talked about the release of these prisoners only in exchange for Israeli soldiers.

American officials blame Yahya al-Sanwar and Hamas for this impasse and claim that it is not clear whether he is willing to reach an agreement or not.

Of course, there are many doubts in Washington about Netanyahu’s political intentions to end this war. He insists on the deployment of Israeli soldiers throughout the Philadelphia Corridor at the same time as the ceasefire agreement goes into effect, and even caused some American officials to say that this emphasis by the Prime Minister of the Zionist regime on maintaining control of this area along the border of Gaza and Egypt is effective. is not

Facilitating an end to the Gaza war before he leaves the White House is one of Biden’s top foreign policy priorities, but CNN previously reported that there is serious doubt within the Washington administration about whether a deal can be reached before the end of his presidency. Will the Republic of Biden be achieved or not?

Still, American officials insist that they hope for a ceasefire agreement and continue negotiations, although the prospect of a ceasefire seems very dim.

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby also declined to say when a U.S. cease-fire proposal would be ready, but stressed that Washington is working hard to make progress.

“Negotiations are ongoing,” Kirby added. “What is not clear for us is whether we can reach a ceasefire or not.”

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