Optimism for a deal has dropped, and insistence on capturing Rafah could cost the lives of abductees

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Optimism for a deal has dropped, and insistence on capturing Rafah could cost the lives of abductees

MEDIATORS FEAR SINWAR WILL REJECT THE EGYPTIAN OFFER, BUT EVEN ON THE ISRAELI SIDE THE SANDOLI SYMPHONY THE DEAL CONTINUES - THE PRIME MINISTER AND HIS MINISTERS CONTINUE TO STATE THE NEED FOR A GROUND ENTRANCE TO RAFAH, DESPITE INTERNATIONAL RESISTANCE, OPERATIONAL DIFFICULTY AND THE RISK OF MANY CASUALTIES AMONG KIDNAPPERS, SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS