If fighting is renewed, it will be done with Trump in the White House, who will not constrain Israel in the way Biden did.
"We are willing to give a chance of a few days, but we won't let it drag on indefinitely," Israeli officials told The Jerusalem Post.
"We demand to abandon the Witkoff framework and return to the Trump framework – all together or unleash hell on Hamas," the Tikva Forum said in a statement.
This comes as the 42-day hostage-ceasefire deal expired on March 1, with Israel saying it is ready implement US envoy Steve Witkoff's proposal.
Source: 'When Steve Witkoff arrives, things may happen' • Netanyahu-led discussion on hostage deal talks concluded after approximately four hours
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: “Lebanon, by the way, could actually mobilize and come into the Abraham Peace Accords, as could potentially Syria," said Witkoff, but is this possible?
Sources estimate that, despite the lack of agreement and cohesion on the next steps, the ceasefire will continue, not collapse.
Witkoff acknowledged that, at this point, he is unsure how the negotiations will achieve the Israeli and US redline of Hamas having no role in Gaza's governing structure.
Regarding the release of additional hostages, in recent days, inquiries and ideas have been raised, but there was no real negotiation, two sources involved in the negotiations told the Post.
'We have to get an extension of phase one,' Witkoff said. 'I'll be going to the region this week, probably Wednesday, to negotiate that.'
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