With hostage deal stuck, U.S. won't budge – and is waiting for Hamas to crack

With hostage deal stuck, U.S. won't budge – and is waiting for Hamas to crack

Talks between Israel and Hamas are frozen. The U.S. insists on the Witkoff framework – and if Hamas keeps saying no, Washington will let Israel act as it wishes. For now, the deal is a fading memory, and Netanyahu has every reason to be satisfied