The President of the United States, Joe Biden, declared this Monday (13) that his administration, which ends next Monday (20), is “pushing to close” a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
“We are close to realizing a proposal that I presented in detail months ago,” Biden said during a speech focused on foreign policy at the State Department.
U.S. officials believe a ceasefire and hostage agreement between Israel and Hamas is approaching, according to sources. CNN . This is the first serious sign of optimism within the Biden administration in months.
“We are pushing hard to close this,” highlighted the president. “The agreement we have structured would free the hostages, stop the fighting, provide security for Israel and allow us to significantly increase humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians who have suffered terribly in this war that Hamas started. They went ‘through hell,’” Biden added.
Understand the conflict in the Gaza Strip
Israel has carried out intense airstrikes in the Gaza Strip since last year, after Hamas invaded the country and killed 1,200 people, according to Israeli counts. Furthermore, the radical group holds dozens of hostages.
Hamas does not recognize Israel as a state and claims Israeli territory for Palestine.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly promised to destroy Hamas’ military capabilities and recover people detained in Gaza.
In addition to the air offensive, the Israeli Army carries out land incursions into Palestinian territory. This caused much of Gaza’s population to be displaced.
The UN and several humanitarian institutions have warned of a catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, with a lack of food, medicine and the spread of diseases.
The Israeli population is constantly protesting against Netanyahu, accusing the prime minister of failing to reach a ceasefire agreement so that the hostages can be released.
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This content was originally published in Biden says the government is “working urgently” for a ceasefire in Gaza on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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