Israel-Hamas war: Cease-fire talks 'closer than we've ever been,' Biden says | LiveNOW from FOX

President Biden claims a cease-fire deal in the Middle East is closer than ever but a senior Iranian security official has warned that Iran will attack Israel if its talks with Hamas for a cease-fire in Gaza fall apart.

"One of the reasons I was late for y'all is because I was dealing with the cease-fire effort in the Middle East, and we are closer than we've ever been," Biden told the guests and reporters inside the Oval Office after signing a proclamation establishing a national monument in memorial of the Springfield 1908 Race Riot.

Only Israel and Hamas reaching a cease-fire deal would hold Iran back from a direct strike against Israel in the wake of the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in late July, three senior Iranian officials told Reuters.

Hamas said Sunday that it would not participate in new negotiations for a cease-fire in Gaza this week unless mediators present a plan based on previous talks. Talks are expected to resume next week.

LiveNOW's Andrew Craft discussed cease-fire talks with former Marine Corps intelligence officer Hal Kempfer.

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[steve.]

If not for these ridicules 'ceasefire' talks, we (the IDF) would have been done in Gaza. Wake up World

[ernestorobau]

Is Biden going to give them another billion dollars.

[PeachWood-jj]

My gosh Biden is so embarrassing and so lost. Hamas did not even sit down on this meeting for a ceasefire

[eleonoramostert]

Pause a lot longer and talk with Israel who are the victims that you continue to ignore time and again. Not once have you mentioned Israel in you commentary.

[bobfeller]

Another "nothing" statement from FJB.

[dr.crispy]

Last time I checked, jihad against the nonbelievers never included peace agreements and timeouts lmao

[eleonoramostert]

Answer me this America. What would you do if 7000 missiles were dropped on New York. Would you sit still like good little people and wait for the perpetrators and a country... say Malta to... to discuss what should happen while the perpetrators continue to drop bombs only you from 7 fronts?

[eleonoramostert]

Tell the truth. The tunnels were large and had trains in it as well as trucks carrying weapons .

[eleonoramostert]

What??? Extensive humanitarian provisions. Are you crazy, they still haven't dealt with the 600 truck backlog of Aid sitting there rotting in the heat.

[darnneljones]

Now...where have we heard this before!?

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[JervicLopez]

God bless IDF and the people of Israel.

[lilyofthvally]

The deal has never been more far than than it is now. Take that old crazy man to some psychiatrist. The whole wold knows that as long as the US doesn't guarantee total ceasefire in Rafah and Philadelphia borders, there will be NO deal.

[Jreaddy]

Yea, he said “Monday” like months ago, he never said what Monday he was talking about tho.

[nikkicalow]

never going to happen... netanyahu wont allow it

[usaf]

We just moved half our military to the ME of course there’s a peace deal about to happen. Thx for paying your taxes 😂

[nospamallowed]

Unless Hamas were ready to leave Gaza and Israel, or there was an agreement for a Palestinian state at least 1000 miles away from Israel... I find it hard to believe that peace can happen.

[patreekwilliams]

I’m generally confused. We keep taking about a cease-fire but didn’t we hand Israel 20 billion and some change for weapons? I’m not doing enough research. I’m generally curious.

[EvaKaku]

Je paierais pour pouvoir regarder Des videos comme celle-ci Tous Les jours. Attendez, c'est gratuit 😛 translate to English

[laneweston]

😂😂😂 literally yesterday or two days ago Hamas did NOT show up to negotiations

[AliceWonderland-cn]

have they offered billions to them?so more weapons can be made for ...God knows