Date: May 7th, 2024 2:48 PM
Author: cerise lodge
Behind the scenes: Three Israeli officials said the Hamas announcement on Monday surprised the Israeli government and that Israel didn't receive the text of the group's response from the mediators until an hour after Hamas released its statement.
When the Israelis read Hamas' response, they were surprised to see it contained "many new elements" that were not part of the previous proposal that Israel agreed on and that was presented to Hamas by the U.S., Egypt and Qatar ten days ago, the officials said.
"It looked like a whole new proposal," one official said.
Two senior Israeli officials said that when the Hamas delegation was in Cairo over the weekend, the Egyptians gave them a new proposal without coordinating with Israel.
A source with knowledge of the negotiations said the U.S. invited the Israelis to Cairo over the weekend but they chose not to send a team. One Israeli official admitted it was a mistake that led Israel to have less visibility into the talks.
One Israeli official admitted it was a mistake that led Israel to have less visibility into the talks.
One Israeli official admitted it was a mistake that led Israel to have less visibility into the talks.
One Israeli official admitted it was a mistake that led Israel to have less visibility into the talks.
One Israeli official admitted it was a mistake that led Israel to have less visibility into the talks.
One Israeli official admitted it was a mistake that led Israel to have less visibility into the talks.
One Israeli official admitted it was a mistake that led Israel to have less visibility into the talks.
One Israeli official admitted it was a mistake that led Israel to have less visibility into the talks.
One Israeli official admitted it was a mistake that led Israel to have less visibility into the talks.
One Israeli official admitted it was a mistake that led Israel to have less visibility into the talks.
One Israeli official admitted it was a mistake that led Israel to have less visibility into the talks.
One Israeli official admitted it was a mistake that led Israel to have less visibility into the talks.
One Israeli official admitted it was a mistake that led Israel to have less visibility into the talks.
One Israeli official admitted it was a mistake that led Israel to have less visibility into the talks.
One Israeli official admitted it was a mistake that led Israel to have less visibility into the talks.
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