Demonstrators wear blindfolds, as family members and supporters of Israeli hostages who are being held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 attack, attend a march, amid a new round of Israel-Gaza ceasefire talks, in Tel Aviv.
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Washington: Negotiations in Doha to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and a hostage deal have been the most productive one that parties have had in months, and negotiators believe they have a deal ready to go even if there is still some work to be done, a senior Biden administration official said on Friday.
"It was consensus of all of the participants over the past 48 hours that there's really a new spirit here to drive it to a conclusion," the official said, speaking to reporters on the condition of anonymity.
He added that Washington has put forward on Friday a bridging proposal that closes pretty much all of the gaps between the parties in the talks.