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With negotiators and officials in Qatar indicating that a deal could be inked within days, Biden told a State Department audience that “we’re on the brink” of an agreement along the lines of a US-Israeli proposal he had laid out publicly in
May.
In final foreign policy address, US president says Iran 'weaker than it has been in decades', touts his rebuilding of international alliances in four years since Trump's first term
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“I have learned from my many years of public service to never, never, never, ever give up,” he said during the capstone foreign policy address in Foggy Bottom.
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The US, Egypt and Qatar have been the key mediators since talks began in the first weeks following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, during which 251 people were abducted to Gaza. According to Israel, 94 of them remain in captivity, though, around half are no longer believed to be alive.
US President Joe Biden is greeted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after arriving at Ben Gurion International Airport, Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Another round of talks is planned in Doha on Tuesday morning to finalize remaining details, with Biden’s envoy Brett McGurk expected to attend alongside Steve Witkoff, who will serve as Trump’s Middle East envoy once the president-elect takes office on January 20, a date which has become a de facto deadline for the talks. The two attended talks overnight Sunday that saw the sides initially reach a breakthrough, the official said.