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The National Security Advisor (NSA) of the US, Jake Sullivan will reach Tel Aviv on Sunday on a two-day visit and hold a series of meetings with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and the chiefs of Mossad and Shin Bet.
The coming of Sullivan gained significant because the United States officially admitted that there had been no progress in the indirect peace negotiations thus far.
According to senior US sources, Jake Sullivan would look at various ways to further the indirect peace talks to end the war and release all 128 hostages held by Hamas.
The US is for a six-week ceasefire and the release of a batch of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. However, Hamas wants a complete end to the war which Israel may never agree to.
The United States has opposed any military action in Gaza’s Rafah region and has advised Israel to avoid from launching a large strike in the area, which is heavily inhabited with about 1.3 million people, including women and children. The United States feared that this would result in high deaths and would not assist end the war.
According to US authorities, Sullivan in Israel is likely to propose alternative ways for bringing captives home and systematically ending the conflict.
Source:IANS
