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"The Prime Minister instructed the negotiating team to stand firm on the agreed understandings and to outright reject Hamas's last-minute extortion attempts."

Miller said it's "very much in the interest" of the Trump administration to push to turn this agreement from phase one into an end to the war, which happens in phase two and phase three.

"I believe with all my heart that this will make us a stronger, better, more united people."

Biden said the elements of this deal were what he laid out in detail this past May, which was embraced by countries around the world and endorsed overwhelmingly by the UN Security Council. 

An informed source told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that Hamas found a "loophole" in the agreed-upon deal, with Egypt agreeing to amend the deal and "close the loophole."

Trump administration appointees should be people who understand that America was and is exceptional. They should also be people who have been loyal to Trump through thick and thin.

According to the report, an Israeli official noted that while progress had been made, the final details were still under discussion.

Meetings are set to be held during the day in Qatar to finalize the deal. 

Lapid has said he would provide a safety net for a deal, echoing statements from Mansour Abbas in the face of opposition to a deal from Smotrich.

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