JAKARTA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is rumored to be holding a meeting on Thursday evening to discuss the future of Israel's strategy in Gaza.
The source told CNN a small group of ministers and senior defense officials would attend.
Israel is still interested in the framework proposed by US envoy Steve Witkoff, who considers the ceasefire in exchange for the release of Israeli hostages, both alive and dead.
Within the government, far-right parties want to continue military operations in Gaza until Hamas is eradicated.
But in an interview on Wednesday, Shas' religious party leader, Aryeh Deri, said he believed a great opportunity had come at the hostages in Gaza.
"I think now more than ever the conditions to end the war in Gaza have been created," he said
Trump said on Wednesday he thought the US attack on Iran's nuclear site could help produce a breakthrough in Gaza. Trump claims "very close" to reaching an agreement on the conflict.
Witkoff's latest proposal calls for the release of 10 Israeli hostages and the bodies of 18 other Israelis who were seized on October 7, 2023 as part of a 60-day ceasefire.
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Earlier this month, Hamas said it did not reject the proposal but asked for stronger guarantees towards the end of the war.
The Hostage Forum and the Missing Family have called for a ceasefire between Israel and Iran to be expanded to include Gaza.
Fifty hostages are still being held in the enclave, 20 of which are believed to be still alive, according to the Israeli government.
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