Negotiations between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip are at an impasse as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to agree to end the war and withdraw Israeli forces from the territory in exchange for the release of all remaining hostages, according to Arab officials. The officials argue that recent proposals for temporary ceasefires were doomed to fail because Hamas has made clear that it won't accept frameworks that ensure Israel will resume fighting in Gaza. Arab mediators are willing to accept Hamas's red line against agreements that allow the war to resume and for the IDF to remain in Gaza, while rejecting Netanyahu's red line against deals that don't include those two conditions. Netanyahu's strategy may be to stonewall negotiations in order to secure better ceasefire terms when President-elect Donald Trump enters office in two months.