The Axios news outlet has reported that the US president made the appeal during a call yesterday with Israel’s prime minister.
Citing an unnamed US official, Axios said the US, Israel and Qatar are discussing a proposal under which “Hamas would release 10-15 hostages and use the three-day pause to verify the identities of all the hostages and deliver a list of names of the people it is holding”.
Two US and Israeli officials also said “Netanyahu told Biden he doesn’t trust Hamas’ intentions and doesn’t believe they are ready to agree to a deal regarding the hostages”.
The Israeli prime minister’s office declined to comment, Axios said, while the White House said it does not comment on Biden’s private conversations.
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