Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu injected the proposed ceasefire and hostage swap arrangement that was hammered out in Doha earlier with new, unacceptable conditions, Hamas stated on Sunday, thus bringing negotiations to a new stalemate.
Fresh conditions constantly drummed up by Israel is the primary reason why a viable ceasefire and hostage swap deal with Hamas is still nowhere in sight, Dr. Ali Mamouri, a research fellow at Deakin University, told Sputnik.
“Israel is the main reason for the delay as it adds new conditions constantly… Hamas' spokesman also said early this week that Hamas had agreed to Biden's recent proposal, but Netanyahu added new conditions, ruining the deal. The only party that can push the deal forward is the US by putting enough pressure on Israel to finalize the deal, but it seems the Biden administration is not willing or does not have enough power to do so,” the analyst said.