Former US official says Israeli demands made Gaza deal 'impossible for another six months'

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A former senior US official, Phil Gordon, accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of adding conditions that made a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal impossible for six months in 2024, leading to thousands more Palestinian deaths and more captive deaths. Netanyahu denied the allegations, with his Likud party calling them politically motivated propaganda, while former military secretary Avi Gil also made claims about Netanyahu passing up chances to free captives due to political risks.

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Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 10/11/2026 - 09:04 The former national security adviser to Kamala Harris says nearly 9,000 Palestinians were killed during the delay A Palestinian woman inspects a house damaged by an Israeli airstrike in Al-Zawayda, central Gaza, after evacuation warnings, 11 October 2026 (Eyad Baba/AFP) Off A former senior US official has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of delaying a captive exchange and ceasefire deal in Gaza in 2024 by "so many of his own cond

Former US official says Israeli demands made Gaza deal 'impossible for another six months'

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