Ex-Fatah official says Israel Hamas near deal
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- Sufian Abu Zaida, a former senior Fatah figure and ex-Palestinian Authority minister who acted as a go-between for Israel and Hamas, said Monday that the two sides were close to an agreement shortly before the October 7, 2023 attack.
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The Times of Israel
- According to The Times of Israel's account of his remarks, the emerging deal concerned four Israelis held in Gaza at the time.
- The claim was picked up by Israeli outlets across the center and the left, with Haaretz reporting the timing of his statement and framing it against the wider debate over what was known before the assault.
- Separately in the same news cycle, Ynet reported on a forthcoming book by journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed on the Biden administration's conduct after October 7, which it says describes officials dismissing internal warnings while continuing arms transfers to Israel.
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