For weeks, negotiations for a ceasefire to end the war in Gaza, even temporarily, have

ground to a halt.

Then, last Friday, President Biden went public with a plan.

I want to give an update in my efforts to end the crisis in Gaza.

And this proposal, Biden said, was an Israeli proposal.

Israel has now offered.

Israel is offered a comprehensive new proposal.

It's a roadmap to an enduring cease fire and the release of all

hostages. This was a clear strategic step to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin

Nenihy Netanyahu to act.

It's time for this war to end.

But Biden's announcement of this ceasefire plan surprised the Israeli public.

Soon after, Netniyahu offered his own statement. He emphasized that Israel has two goals,

the return of the hostages and the complete elimination of

Hamas.

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Then, over the weekend, far-right members of Netanyahu's government threatened to quit if he accepted the deal.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has continuously been trying to juggle countering

pressures both within his governing coalition within Israel itself and

within the international community, particularly with

Washington where President Biden offered sort of unqualified support

for Israel, but that also has begun to give way to a lot of pushback on the war in Gaza.

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