More than four months since Moss terrorists invaded Israel on
October 7th,
and now this war is the deadliest conflict between the
warring sides since Israel's founding in 1948.
President Biden says a ceasefire deal is imminent.
However, sources now telling ABC News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu says that's news to him.
Our foreign correspondent Tom Sufi Burridge has the latest from
Tel Aviv.
So Tom, Israeli officials are still describing Hamas as demands
as delusional when it comes to a deal.
So what is Biden talking about when he says a
ceasefire is imminent?
OK. I think both things are true.
On the one hand, we are,
according to sources, away, away from a deal.
At the same time, there are some positive signs.
I mean we're getting a lot more detail now coming
out from Hamas as well about this possible framework which
the two sides are looking at.
I mean Israel has already briefed us on the broad
details of that or Israeli officials at six weeks ceasefire
40 hostages out,
potentially hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in return.
But you know there's some fascinating details here and we
we sort of seen this already but bit more detail
about the fact that certain hostages.
Will carry a perceived higher value.
So therefore the price which Hamas is exacting or demanding
for those types of prisons like female soldiers,
is higher. There are also less contentious issues we're learning
about.
I mean, look, aid, the flow of aid,
getting more aid into Gaza,
that's a crucial factor also.
For example, the amount that Israel has surveillance over the
Gaza Strip strip.
And probably the biggest sticking point is what happens to
Israeli troops Israel is prepared to potentially with.
Redeploy around the Gaza Strip.
Hamas wants to ride out of the Gaza Strip.
Israel isn't willing to do that.
So when we see redeploy,
what does that actually mean?
It's a complicated negotiation. It's a very sensitive time.
The clock is ticking.
Tom, Sufi birds there in Tel Aviv forest.
Tom, thanks.