When asked about Israel’s new cabinet vote scheduled for Saturday to seal the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, US national security adviser John Kirby told CNN that the White House is “aware of these issues and is working with the Israeli government.”
“We are confident that these implementation details can be worked out and that the agreement will move forward this weekend,” he said.
To Jake Tapper from CNN Kirby further said that the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is still “on a good track here to begin implementation by the end of the weekend.”
“All parameters have been agreed. We sorted out those last details that needed to be fixed. We believe we are on track to begin implementation by the end of the weekend. So it’s all systems go now,” Kirby told Tapper. “We’re not seeing anything that tells us this is going to derail at this point.”
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.
This content was originally published in Casa Branca is confident “that the ceasefire will advance”, says Kirby on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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