President Joe Biden urges Israel to accept a unilateral ceasefire in Gaza for six to eight weeks, before the release of remaining Israeli hostages by Hamas. Biden's call undermines Israel's military and diplomatic position.
President Joe Biden called Tuesday for Israel to accept a unilateral ceasefire in Gaza for six to eight weeks — before any of the remaining Israel i hostages are set free by Hamas , undermining Israel ’s military and diplomatic position .an “immediate ceasefire” last Thursday, after the accidental killing of seven aid workers in Gaza . He had also allowed a United Nations Security Councilto pass that separated a ceasefire from the release of the hostages.
“I’ve spoken with everyone from the Saudis to the Jordanians to the Egyptians. They’re prepared to move in,” Biden says. “They’re prepared to move this food in. And I think there’s no excuse to not provide for the medical and the food needs of those people. It should be done now.
Biden’s statement aired as Israeli negotiators are in Cairo, Egypt, trying to convince Hamas to release 40 of the 133 remaining hostages, in return for a temporary ceasefire and the release of a far greater number of terrorists. Effectively, Biden’s new stance undercuts Israeli negotiators and explicitly adopts the terms demanded by Hamas, which insists that a ceasefire must come before any hostages are freed. Biden had already adopted that position by last week, but had never spoken so clearly in favor of a ceasefire — and without, apparently, mentioning the hostages.
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