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(NewsNation) — Negotiations involving a ceasefire betwixt Israel and Hamas person been ongoing for much than a year, but nearing an existent statement has ne'er been this adjacent to bringing 15 months of warring to an end.
But earlier a ceasefire is officially declared, respective details inactive request to beryllium addressed, Ret. U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen, Richard Newton told NewsNation.
“I judge we’re connected a way to person astatine slightest an speech of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, but thing is last astatine this point,” Newton, a elder NewsNation contributor, said connected Wednesday.
There are inactive respective implementation details to beryllium ironed retired earlier the ceasefire is finalized. This volition see precisely however Israeli hostages volition beryllium released arsenic good arsenic however Palestinians are released from jailhouse and wherever they volition beryllium sent, Newton said.
Other issues see the travel of humanitarian assistance and who volition power that travel into Gaza.
“There are galore details we request to person sorted retired here,” Newton said, adding, “But we are inactive a agelong mode retired from the extremity of what volition be, astatine slightest done the archetypal signifier of what we deliberation is going to beryllium a deal.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and different authorities officials inactive request to motion disconnected connected the ceasefire. Newton said that Netanyahu is “setting the conditions” for the ceasefire, but that Monday’s inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump whitethorn person emboldened the premier curate to act.
“The accent is connected Israel and the accent is connected who’s starring this effort — not Hamas, but Prime Minister Netanyahu,” Newton said.
