US President Joe Biden said there would be a “ceasefire tomorrow” if Hamas released hostages held in Gaza.
“Like I said, it’s up to Hamas – if they wanted to do this, we could end it tomorrow. And the ceasefire would begin tomorrow,” Biden said at a fundraising event in Seattle on Saturday (11), according to reporters present at the scene.
Family members of the five Americans believed to be detained in Gaza met with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Middle East Coordinator Brett McGurk on Friday.
According to a summary of the meeting by representatives of the families, they “expressed their immense frustration with yet another pause, especially after recent hostage videos showed their loved ones incapacitated, thin, pale and under apparent duress” to administration officials. Biden.
Progress of negotiations for a ceasefire
Israeli and Hamas negotiating teams left Cairo without an agreement earlier this week.
Hamas militants said Israel's rejection of a ceasefire plan presented by mediators at talks in Cairo had taken talks about the release of the hostages back “to square one.”
Hamas accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of impeding ceasefire negotiations and using them as a pretext to attack the city of Rafah, in southern Gaza.
Israel has repeatedly refused to agree to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas has been defeated, even if all hostages are released. On Tuesday, Netanyahu said that “Hamas’ proposal was far removed from Israel’s core demands.”
Source: CNN Brasil
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