President Biden is running out of time to complete his goal of ending Israel’s war against Hamas and implement a megadeal to reshape the Middle East toward a position of peace.
The administration is focusing all its efforts to first get Hamas to agree to a three-phase, cease-fire deal that would establish, immediately, at least a six-week pause in fighting in the Gaza Strip.
But counter-proposals by Hamas have contributed to weeks of back and forth and are testing the hope and patience of mediators — and raising questions of what is Plan B.
“I’m not sure how many more days I have of saying, ‘Well, I’m still hoping’ — within this framework,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said during a roundtable with reporters Tuesday hosted by the Christian Science Monitor.
Biden has sought to bring international pressure to bear against Hamas, securing the support …