White House Assails Israeli Minister for Opposing Cease-Fire: Latest Updates

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White House Assails ******** Minister for Opposing Cease-*****: Latest Updates

******** soldiers near the *******-Gaza border last month.Credit…Leo Correa/Associated Press

The ******* States, Egypt and Qatar have mounted a high-stakes effort to renew negotiations for a truce in Gaza next week, as fears rise of an escalation in the conflict between ******* and Iran. But substantive disagreements persist that could torpedo a deal.

For days, ******* has tensely awaited retaliation for the ************** of top leaders from ****** and Hezbollah, both groups backed by Iran. As fears grow of a regional conflict’s erupting, President Biden and the leaders of Egypt and Qatar called Thursday for more talks between ******* and ****** to end the war in Gaza, saying they would be willing to present a “final bridging proposal” to both sides.

There is “no further time to waste,” the leaders said in a ****** statement, a sign of the growing impatience over the stalled peace talks. Hours later, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of ******* said he would send negotiators to talks next Thursday, while ****** has yet to respond to the offer.

There are risks to such a high-profile ultimatum. While the renewed urgency presented the opportunity for a breakthrough, substantial issues remained to be worked out, an ******** official who spoke on the condition of anonymity said.

And if the cease-***** talks falter at such a tense moment, that could substantially raise the chance of escalation, said Danny Citrinowicz, a retired ******** intelligence officer and fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv.

Mr. Citrinowicz said the ******* States and its allies were probably seeking to limit the ******* by Iran and Hezbollah by dangling the carrot of a potential truce in Gaza. After the retaliatory strikes, the Biden administration would then pressure ******* not to respond with overwhelming force, he said.

“They could then turn the page on this event and focus on the Aug. 15 meeting with the hope of putting something on the table that could bring all sides to an agreement,” he said. “That’s the hope — but will it work? There are a lot of variables.”

“If you build up hype around this event and it fails, the path to regional war becomes much shorter,” he added.

Iran might be interested in a path to de-escalation, but the ******** of Fuad Shukr — one of Hezbollah’s most senior figures — has infuriated the Lebanese armed group, meaning its leaders would probably feel the need to launch an aggressive ********, Mr. Citrinowicz said.

The ******* States was moving military firepower into the Middle East, one senior Biden administration official said Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity to comply with protocol. A major ******* on ******* would seriously jeopardize a potential cease-***** deal in Gaza and lead to serious consequences for Iran, he added.

At the same time, Mr. Netanyahu faces a difficult political calculation. His government relies on far-right political leaders who hope to rule Gaza indefinitely and build ******** settlements there. They have generally ruled out a permanent truce with ****** and the withdrawal of ******** forces from Gaza.

Bezalel Smotrich, *******’s hard-line finance minister, called the proposed cease-***** “surrender terms” on Friday, adding that it would mean that “all the blood we shed in this most just of wars was in vain.” He called on Mr. Netanyahu “not to fall into this trap.”

******* and ****** have been negotiating on and off for months on the basis of a three-stage cease-***** proposal backed by the Biden administration and the ******* Nations Security Council. Over the next week, officials will hold preparatory conversations in an attempt to minimize the gaps in advance of the summit, according to the ******** official and the senior Biden administration official.

Sticking points between the two sides include the future control of the Gazan side of its border with Egypt and the identities and numbers of ************ prisoners to be freed in exchange for the remaining 115 hostages held in Gaza. ****** and ******* have also been at an impasse over how ******** forces will withdraw from key parts of Gaza and the transition from a short-term truce to a permanent cease-*****.

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