Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz departs the White House after meeting with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on March 4, 2024. Negotiations in Egypt, however, are on the verge of collapse, with Israel holding back its delegation after Hamas refused to release a list of surviving hostages. Exactly 150 days since the war began, Israel continues its mission to eradicate the Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists from Gaza—and though the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have made significant progress, cells have survived underground. “But they are still holding onto a significant number of hostages, and they do feel that they’re in a position to negotiate a ceasefire. And so long as there is resistance on the Israeli side to a deal that preserves Hamas in Gaza, reaching any kind of ceasefire is going to be very difficult.”

Source: Washington Post March 05, 2024 15:40 UTC