The American website "Axios" reported that in recent days, the administration of President Joe Biden presented new language for parts of the hostage agreement and the proposed ceasefire that the US President announced last May 31, between Israel and Hamas in an attempt to bridge the gaps between them and reach an agreement, as stated by three Informed sources of the site.

Hopes have dissipated in recent weeks of reaching an agreement according to the American proposal that the Security Council voted on on June 10, ending nearly nine months of war on Gaza and under which the Israelis detained by the Hamas movement would be released.

The US administration insists on every occasion that it was Hamas that rejected the proposal, including what US President Biden said in his debate with his Republican rival, Donald Trump, on Thursday.

Trump responded to Biden by saying, “Biden says that it is Hamas that does not want a ceasefire, but it is Israel that does not want a ceasefire, so that it can end the matter (by continuing the war).”

It is noteworthy that both US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and US President's National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan had stated that Hamas had made "several amendments" in its response, some of which could be dealt with, and others had gone beyond its previous positions.

The new efforts, which have not been announced before, are based on what President Biden announced (on May 31), which the US President described as an Israeli proposal, and the US administration also insists that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved it, knowing that Netanyahu did not announce it. He has taken a frank position so far. On the contrary, he explicitly declared that he would only accept the first stage during which the hostages would be released, and that he would reserve the right to continue the war after that was completed.

The Biden administration is still pushing for a three-phase agreement that would lead to the release of the remaining 120 hostages held by Hamas and to “sustainable calm” in Gaza, where Israel has killed more than 38,000 Palestinians, Health Ministry sources said in Gaza.

According to Axios, “Earlier this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed away from the proposal and told Israel’s Channel 14 that he was interested in a ‘partial deal’ with Hamas that would release ‘some hostages’ held in Gaza and allow Israel to continue fighting in the Strip.” .

A day later, under pressure from the United States, Qatar and the hostages' families, Netanyahu corrected his comments and recommitted to the proposal.

The website notes: “The three sources said that the efforts made by the United States with Qatari and Egyptian mediators focus on Article 8 in the proposal,” and that this part of the agreement relates to the negotiations that are supposed to begin between Israel and Hamas during the implementation of the first phase of the deal in order to Determine the exact terms of the second phase of the deal, which includes achieving “sustainable stability in Gaza.”

According to the website, the sources said that Hamas wants these negotiations to focus only on the number and identity of Palestinian prisoners who will be released from Israeli prisons for every Israeli soldier or hostage held in Gaza.

On the other hand, Israel wants to be able to raise the issue of disarmament in Gaza and other issues during these negotiations.

The website says, “Sources said that American officials have drafted new language for Article 8 in order to bridge the gap between Israel and Hamas, and are pressuring Qatar and Egypt to pressure Hamas to accept the new proposal.

A source familiar with the talks told Axios: “The United States is working hard to find a formula that allows an agreement to be reached, and that if Hamas agrees to the new language presented by the United States, it will allow the deal to be completed.”