{"id":13397,"date":"2023-11-29T17:41:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T12:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/negotiators-push-to-extend-israel-hamas-cease-fire-for-second-time-as-final-hostage-release-looms\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T17:41:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T12:11:20","slug":"negotiators-push-to-extend-israel-hamas-cease-fire-for-second-time-as-final-hostage-release-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/negotiators-push-to-extend-israel-hamas-cease-fire-for-second-time-as-final-hostage-release-looms\/","title":{"rendered":"Negotiators push to extend Israel-Hamas cease-fire for second time as final hostage release looms"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Negotiators are pushing Israel and Hamas to extend their cease-fire for a second time Wednesday as the brief pause agreement enters its sixth and final day.<\/p>\n
Israel and Hamas have so far agreed to one more exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, having extended the cease-fire for two days beyond its original end date of Monday. Israeli leaders have vowed the destruction of Hamas in Gaza, but it is unclear when that campaign will resume.<\/p>\n
“How far both sides will be prepared to go in trading hostages and prisoners for the pause is about to be tested, but the pressures and incentives for both to stick with it are at the moment stronger than the incentives to go back to war,” Martin Indyk, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, wrote on X.<\/p>\n
CIA director William Burns and Mossad chief David Barnea negotiated with Qatari officials regarding an extension of the cease-fire throughout Tuesday as well. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is also expected to push for a longer cease-fire when he visits Israel and the West Bank this week.<\/p>\n
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR: US LOOKS TO INCREASE AID INTO GAZA THROUGH EGYPT, INCLUDES WARNING FOR ISRAEL<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n