US President Joe Biden did not directly answer a question on Friday (20) about what Israel’s attacks in Lebanon mean for the Middle East peace process.
The head of state stressed only that his government wanted to ensure that the region’s residents returned to their homes safely and expressed optimism that a ceasefire and hostage agreement for the Gaza Strip could be reached.
Biden said the US government wants to “ensure that people in both northern Israel and southern Lebanon can return to their homes and return safely.”
“The secretary of state, the secretary of defense, our entire team is working — and the intelligence community is trying to do that,” Biden said ahead of a meeting with his cabinet.
“We’ll keep going until we’re done,” he commented.
Asked if that was realistic, Biden replied: “If I said it wasn’t realistic, we’d better go.”
“A lot of things, a lot of things, don’t seem realistic until we do them. We have to keep going,” he concluded.
Skepticism about agreement
THE CNN reported that despite months of steady work, there is growing skepticism within the United States government about whether a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip can be reached before Joe Biden’s term ends in January.
Officials have increasingly questioned whether Hamas or Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are interested in striking a deal, leading to questions about how to proceed.
Biden’s national security advisers have no imminent plans to present the president with an updated cease-fire proposal, a sign that negotiations have stalled.
This content was originally published in Biden expresses optimism for Middle East peace deal, even with growing tension on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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