Ophir Falk, a foreign policy adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has said a “lot of details” were yet to be worked out regarding a Gaza ceasefire deal, Al Jazeera reports.

Speaking to The Sunday Times about the latest ceasefire plan outlined by US President Joe Biden, Falk said “it’s not a good deal but we dearly want the hostages released, all of them”.

He also emphasised that reaching a permanent ceasefire — called for in the deal’s second phase — should be conditional.

“There are a lot of details to be worked out and that includes there will not be a permanent ceasefire until all our objectives are met,” said Falk.

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