The office of the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed a media report that claimed his government and Hamas may agree to a “limited” truce deal as a gesture of goodwill before US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, reports Al Jazeera.
A report by Israel’s Channel 12 had claimed that both sides are interested in a smaller deal in time for Trump’s January 20 inauguration, but did not provide details.
Netanyahu’s office called the report “a complete lie”.
The Times of Israel also quoted an unnamed senior Arab diplomat as denying the report.
After talks about a Gaza agreement heated up again earlier this month, the Israeli government and Hamas have been trading blame this week for the lack of a breakthrough.
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