(VOVWORLD) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Joe Biden on Thursday he has decided to send a delegation to resume stalled negotiations on a hostage release deal with Hamas, their administrations said.
 Destroyed buildings stand in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen near the Gaza coast, June 25, 2024. (Photo: REUTERS) |
A source in the Israeli negotiating team, speaking on condition of anonymity, said there was a real chance of achieving agreement after Hamas made a revised proposal on the terms of a deal.
"The proposal put forward by Hamas includes a very significant breakthrough," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The Israeli response to the Hamas proposal, submitted via mediators, was in marked contrast to past instances during the nearly nine-month conflict in Gaza, where Israel has said the conditions attached by Hamas were not acceptable.
In the phone call with Biden, Netanyahu repeated his position that Israel would only end its conflict in Gaza when all its objectives had been achieved, his office said in a statement.