Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with US President Joe Biden about the progress in negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal.

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The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza with ceasefire talks resuming in Qatar.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expresses confidence in a near-term Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange.

The US president says negotiations to release Israeli hostages held by Hamas and end the war in Gaza are almost complete.

Israeli negotiators attending ceasefire and hostage release talks in Doha have expressed “cautious optimism,” even as some gaps between both sides persist, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

Joe Biden has “stressed the immediate need” of a resolution in Israel’s ceasefire talks with Hamas, in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Biden administration sees a possible Gaza truce as soon as this week, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told Bloomberg News on

President Biden also highlighted the changed regional circumstances following the ceasefire in Lebanon, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, and the shift in Iran's influence in the region and emphasised the urgency of securing a ceasefire in Gaza, the return of hostages, and the increase of humanitarian aid through a halt in the fighting.

Unfortunately, Biden’s foreign policy legacy is largely a dark one. Biden promised to end the chaos of Trump’s America First outlook, but his own presidency was often marked by incompetent execution, a hearty appetite for war, neglect of diplomacy and disregard for the basic principles of human rights and justice.

After 14 months of talks, Trump’s threats and his special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, played a major role in helping Biden officials reach the finish line.