An Israeli political official: “Israel may agree to stop attacks for several hours.” The Biden administration warns the Israeli government that its “time is limited” to weeks, not months, in the war on Gaza and in trying to achieve the goals it announced.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who arrived in Israel this morning, Friday, for the third time during the war on Gaza. Netanyahu and Blinken discussed an American request for a “temporary ceasefire” and the transfer of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, and in parallel, an attempt to free Israeli prisoners in Gaza through the mediation of Arab countries. The families of the Israeli prisoners demonstrated in front of the headquarters of the Ministry of Security.

The Israeli public broadcaster, Kan, stated that Netanyahu is "inclined to respond" to the American request, and quoted an Israeli political official as saying that "Israel may agree to stop the attacks for several hours." Kan indicated that Blinken will participate in a meeting of the Israeli "war cabinet", and will meet with the Israeli President, Isaac Herzog, and the opposition leader, Yair Lapid. Sources in Netanyahu's office said that at the conclusion of Netanyahu's meeting with Blinken, the entry of fuel into the Gaza Strip was not approved.

Meanwhile, CNN reported. In recent days, US President Joe Biden and his senior advisors warned Israel that its “time is limited” to weeks, not months, in the war on Gaza and in trying to achieve the goals it announced, by eliminating the Hamas movement and its rule, before it demands a ceasefire. The report added that over time, achieving Israel's goals becomes more difficult due to the growing global outcry over the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip.

The Haaretz newspaper website stated that it is expected that Blinken will ask during his meeting with Netanyahu about Israel's strategy for exiting the war. The newspaper reported, the day before yesterday, that the Biden administration is considering transferring control of the Gaza Strip at the end of the war to the Palestinian Authority, with the support of a coalition of Arab countries.

However, Blinken said before the US Senate that the success of such a plan is not certain. The Israeli government opposes such a plan, and Netanyahu's office issued a very brief statement saying, "The Prime Minister is not concerned about this issue."

Blinken wrote in his account on the “X” platform, “On my way to Tel Aviv for more diplomacy during a very difficult period. We will continue to work with regional leaders to protect civilians and prevent the spread of the conflict. We remain focused on the two-state solution and achieving broader peace and security in the region.” .

Despite the unlimited military and political support that the Biden administration provided to Israel during the war on Gaza, the administration has expressed its concern since the beginning of the war that Israel does not have a strategy regarding ending the war and withdrawing from the Gaza Strip.

The Biden administration expressed its concern about the escalation of settler terrorism against Palestinians in the West Bank, and the announcement by the Israeli Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, of his refusal to transfer Palestinian financial dues, that is, the taxes and customs that Israel collects from the Palestinians, for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority. As a result, the Israeli Cabinet for Political and Security Affairs decided yesterday to transfer most of these dues. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir opposed the resolution, while Smotrich abstained from voting.