Securing a ceasefire in Gaza before Ramadan is 'looking tough', US president Joe Biden has said.
Securing a ceasefire in Gaza before Ramadan is "looking tough", US president Joe Biden has said. Speaking at a campaign stop in suburban Philadelphia on Friday, Mr Biden said an agreement before Sunday - when the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins - was going to be difficult.He also said that he was worried about violence spreading to east Jerusalem.It comes after US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said it was up to Hamas to move talks along.
Hamas officials are said to have demanded military withdrawal from Gaza along with stepped-up humanitarian aid.Meanwhile, Israel wants a full list of hostages that are still alive as well as the release of some of those remaining from the October 7 attacks.A widening humanitarian crisis across Gaza and tight Israeli control of aid lorries have left virtually the entire population desperately short of food, according to the United Nations.
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