President Joe Biden, with Vice President Kamala Harris alongside, met with his Gaza ceasefire negotiators yesterday. According to the White House readout, they “received an update from the U.S. negotiation team on the status of the bridging proposal outlined by the United States, Qatar, and Egypt. They discussed next steps in the ongoing effort to secure the release of hostages, including continuing consultations with co-mediators Qatar and Egypt.”
A reporter asked Biden, prior to his going into the meeting, if he thought Netanyahu was doing enough on the issue. He replied: “No.” Asked whether he was planning to present a final hostage deal proposal by the end of the week, Biden told reporters outside the White House on Monday, “We are very close to that.”