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Netanyahu again called Hamas’s demands ‘delusional,’ signaling a hostage deal is not close

“Hope” is the best Biden can come up with? Shows to go ya whom is running the show.

by Dave DeCamp

antiwar.com

President Biden on Thursday walked back a prediction he made earlier this week that a ceasefire in Gaza could be reached by Monday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Hamas’s demands “delusional,” signaling a hostage deal is not close.

“Hope springs eternal,” Biden told reporters when asked if he still thought a ceasefire by Monday was possible. “I was on the telephone with the people in the region.  I’m still — probably not by Monday, but I’m hopeful.”

When Biden first predicted a ceasefire by Monday, both Hamas and Israeli officials said he spoke too soon. Hamas officials have said the main gap between the two sides is that they want a permanent ceasefire, while Israel and the US only want to pause the slaughter of Palestinians.

In Tel Aviv on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu placed all the blame for the lack of a deal on Hamas. “We face a brick wall of delusional, unrealistic Hamas demands,” Netanyahu said, adding that Hamas “knows its demands are delusional and is not even trying to move close to an area of agreement. That’s the situation.”

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