National safety adviser Jake Sullivan speaks throughout a press briefing on the White House in Washington on Feb. 14.

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National safety adviser Jake Sullivan speaks throughout a press briefing on the White House in Washington on Feb. 14.

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Representatives from the U.S., Israel and several other different Middle East international locations have come to an “understanding” on the phrases of a potential cease-fire deal in Gaza, although it is unclear whether or not Hamas would additionally signal on to the settlement.

That’s in accordance with White House nationwide safety adviser Jake Sullivan, who made the feedback Sunday morning on CNN’s State of the Union.

“It is true that the representatives of Israel, the United States, Egypt and Qatar met in Paris and came to an understanding among the four of them about what the basic contours of a hostage deal for temporary cease-fire would look like,” Sullivan said.

“There will have to be indirect discussions by Qatar and Egypt with Hamas, because ultimately they will have to agree to release the hostages,” he added.

Egyptian officers with information of separate talks involving Hamas in Cairo told NPR earlier that the Palestinian militant group has agreed to a variety of circumstances, together with withdrawing its demand for a right away truce and its insistence that Israel pull out of Gaza. Hamas additionally lowered the variety of Palestinian prisoners it needs Israel to let go in trade for liberating a few of the remaining Israeli hostages, the officers mentioned.

It’s been greater than 4 months since Hamas fighters crossed into Israel and launched a large-scale assault that killed some 1,200 individuals. Israel says Hamas continues to carry some 130 hostages taken throughout the Oct. 7 assault in Gaza and at the very least 31 of them are useless.

Israel invaded Gaza days later in a navy marketing campaign that is still ongoing. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, greater than 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s offensive.

Sullivan mentioned he hopes all sides can come to a “firm and final agreement on this issue” someday within the “coming days.”

The Biden administration continues to give attention to Russian threats

Sullivan additionally pressed Congress to approve further navy funding for Ukraine, assist {that a} rising variety of Republicans say they now oppose giving to the embattled nation.

Ukraine simply marked a somber two-year anniversary within the struggle with Russia.

The Senate lately handed a overseas assist package deal together with $61 billion in assist to Ukraine, and Sullivan says it is now on House Speaker Mike Johnson to place the measure up for a vote in his chamber.

“This is one of those instances where one person can bend the course of history,” Sullivan told ABC’s This Week.

“It passed overwhelmingly on a bipartisan basis [in the Senate], and if there were an up-or-down vote, it would pass overwhelmingly in the House,” Sullivan mentioned. “So it comes down to one person: Speaker Johnson. Will he put the bill on the floor?”

Johnson was previously noncommittal about bringing the measure up for a vote within the House, however Sullivan mentioned the speaker informed him he needed to get the funding for Ukraine and was attempting to determine a option to do it.

Sullivan was additionally requested Sunday whether or not there was any proof that Russia was making an attempt to intrude within the upcoming U.S. presidential election, as it previously did within the 2016 and 2020 contests.

“I can’t speak to evidence today, but I can tell you of course there are concerns,” the nationwide safety adviser told NBC’s Meet the Press.

“This is not about politics. This is about national security. It is about a foreign country, a foreign adversary, seeking to manipulate the politics and democracy of the United States of America,” he mentioned.