Netanyahu Says Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Not Close as War Stretches On

Israeli Prime Minister said Hamas has ‘consistently said no’ to proposals to end the war in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the state memorial for Ze'ev Jabotinsky, at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on Aug. 4, 2024. Naama Grynbaum/Pool Photo via AP

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that negotiators aren’t close to reaching a cease-fire deal to end the Israel–Hamas war after 11 months of fighting.

Speaking with “Fox & Friends” on Sept. 5, Netanyahu said a claim that a cease-fire deal is about 90 percent complete is “exactly inaccurate.”