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The president of U.S, Joe Bidenwarned this Tuesday that if the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas It is Israel They do not reach an agreement before the start of the holy month of Ramadan the situation may become “very dangerous”.
“If we continue in these circumstances until Ramadan, Israel and Jerusalem, it could become very dangerous. Therefore, we are making a great effort to achieve a ceasefire“, he said in statements to the press before getting on the plane Air Force One to return to The White House after spending a few days in Camp David.
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He Ramadan It will begin this year on March 10 or 11, depending on the lunar calendar. U.S, Qatar It is Egyptmediators between Hamas It is Israelhad hoped to reach an agreement before the start of that holy month, when tensions between Israelis and Palestinians often intensify over access to the ancient city of Jerusalem.
Asked about the negotiations, Biden stated that the possibility of a six-week ceasefire in Gaza strip and the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners is now “in the hands of Hamas”.
The president assured that “the Israelis have cooperated” and that the Palestinian group received a “reasonable offer” which Israel has already accepted, so now we can only wait for Hamas’ response.
Biden expressed confidence that a deal will be reached and stated that it will be known “something in the next two days”.
Furthermore, he said he is working with Israel to allow more humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and warned that “there are no excuses” so that the Hebrew State does not authorize the entry of greater amounts of assistance to the enclave.
Faced with the difficulty of introducing humanitarian aid by land, several countries, including JordanEgypt, Qatar, France and the United Arab Emirates, airdropped food packages. The United States adhered to this strategy this weekend and this Tuesday made a new delivery.
Likewise, the president was asked about his personal relationship with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahuand assured that it is “as always was”.
In recent weeks, Biden has increased his public criticism of the military strategy in Link of the Netanyahu Government and, on Monday, the American vice-president, Kamala Harrismet at the White House with the minister of the Israeli War Government, Benny Gantzrival of Netanyahu himself.
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Gantz also met this Tuesday behind closed doors in washington with the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkenwho took the opportunity to urge Israel to take “urgent measures”To expand the distribution of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip, the State Department later detailed in a statement.
In addition to Blinken, Gantz met with the US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austinwho appealed directly to the Israeli politician to facilitate the entry of aid to the Palestinian enclave, detailed the Pentagon on another note.
These meetings in Washington take place in parallel with the talks that took place these days in Cairo to reach an agreement between Israel and Hamas, which governs the Gaza Strip.
Source: Elcomercio
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