{
  "id": 13696698,
  "title": "Former US official says Israeli demands made Gaza deal 'impossible for another six months'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/former-us-official-says-israeli-demands-made-gaza-deal-impossible-for-13696698",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T10:27:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/former-us-official-says-israeli-demands-made-gaza-deal-impossible-another-six-months"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former US national security adviser Phil Gordon has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of delaying a Gaza prisoner exchange and ceasefire deal in 2024 by forcing so many of his own conditions that agreement became impossible for another six months. Gordon, who served under former US Vice President Kamala Harris, made the allegations on X, stating that nearly 9,000 additional Palestinians were killed during this period, alongside the loss of Israeli captives. The proposed demands included maintaining forces along Gaza's entire border with Egypt and implementing a mechanism to screen Palestinians returning north. Both conditions were ultimately abandoned in the deal finalized in January 2025. Gordon expressed that most of his former colleagues believed US President Biden should have applied greater pressure on Israel to resolve the conflict more swiftly, with only a few suggesting Biden's mistake was his leniency towards Israel.",
  "summary": "Former US official says Israeli demands made Gaza deal 'impossible for another six months' Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 10/11/2026 - 09:04 The former national security adviser to Kamala Harris says nearly 9,000 Palestinians were killed during the delay A Palestinian woman inspects a house damaged by an Israeli airstrike in Al-Zawayda, central Gaza, after evacuation warnings, 11 October 2026…",
  "key_points": [
    "Nearly 9,000 additional Palestinians killed during six-month delay, Israeli captives also lost.",
    "Proposed conditions of border forces and screening mechanism abandoned in January 2025 deal."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Former US official says Israeli demands made Gaza deal 'impossible for another six months'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/former-us-official-says-israeli-demands-made-gaza-deal-impossible-for",
        "published": "2026-10-11T10:45:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Israeli army renews airstrikes in Southern Lebanon despite US deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/israeli-army-renews-airstrikes-in-southern-lebanon-despite-us-deal",
        "published": "2026-10-11T11:57:09.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}