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Both the outgoing and the incoming US administration are working together and pressuring Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to accept the deal, former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East Mick Mulroy says.   #Israel #Gaza

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00:00Okay, so for those who are watching and who are thinking to themselves, this notion that

00:05a deal is closer than ever, for them, that it feels like a real deja vu. We've heard

00:10this on countless occasions during the last 15 months. You're saying that something is

00:14new and that there is cause for some optimism at this stage.

00:19Yes, I think that's fair. And I think we're seeing both the current administration in

00:24the United States, Biden administration, and the incoming Trump administration working

00:28together, essentially putting pressure on Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu specifically,

00:36to come to an agreement. He, of course, has political issues. He's concerned that the

00:40far right of his coalition may pull out. But he's also concerned that he wants to start

00:46on a good foot with incoming President Trump, who's made it clear that he wants to see an

00:51agreement before he takes office. So I think there are factors that are different than

00:55the past. Skepticism is still, I think, a fair thing to have. But I would hope that

01:02with all the pressure right now on Israel and Hamas, of course, to have a ceasefire,

01:09that we could get one before 20 January. So this week, in some time, we could see an agreement

01:16that could see over 30 hostages released and a substantial increase in humanitarian aid

01:22into Gaza, which is sorely needed.

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