Biden likely to talk with Netanyahu; hostage deal ‘very close’: security adviser – World

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden will likely talk with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu soon, his national security adviser said on Sunday, as U.S. officials race to reach a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal before Biden leaves office on Jan. 20.

Jake Sullivan told CNN’s “State of the Union” program that the parties were “very, very close” to reaching a deal to halt the…