According to #Biden administration officials, there have been discussions about potentially negotiating a "unilateral deal" with Hamas to release five Israelis holding American citizenship detained in Gaza if current cease-fire talks involving Israel fail.

These negotiations would not involve Israel and would be conducted through Qatari interlocutors, similar to current talks.

The officials, all briefed on the discussions, did not know what the United States might offer Hamas in exchange for the release of the #Americans. However, they suggested that Hamas might be incentivized to pursue a unilateral deal with #Washington to strain U.S.-Israel relations further and exert additional domestic political pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu.

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