Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen, who sits on Netanyahu’s security cabinet, has told news website Ynet that there was “definitely readiness to advance” a hostage-ceasefire deal for Gaza.
“A window of opportunity has emerged after the war with Iran, and we definitely feel the pressure that the US is putting on the mediators, but from experience — it’s difficult to estimate the exact timing for a deal.”
A senior Israeli official close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quoted as saying by Reuters that preparations were in place to approve a ceasefire deal even as the premier heads to Washington to meet Trump on Monday.