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Biden says he's not confident in a ceasefire deal soon, but adds he hasn't lost hope
US President Joe Biden says he is not confident a ceasefire deal will be reached in Gaza soon.
“No,” Biden said when asked if he was confident in a deal soon, which he said he discussed with world leaders at the G7 summit in Italy.
Israel is not sending a delegation to ceasefire talks in light of Hamas demands, CNN analyst says
Amid continuing differences on the implementation of a deal to bring about a ceasefire in Gaza, CNN analyst Barak Ravid reports that the Israeli government has decided not to send a delegation for further talks.
Citing a senior Israeli official, Ravid posted on X: “The U.S., Qatar and Egypt are putting heavy pressure on Hamas so that it agrees to the proposal presented by President Biden without changes. In its response, Hamas presented demands for dozens of changes in the Israeli proposal.”
“These are substantial conditions that Hamas demands that change the principles of the Israeli proposal and the outline presented by President Biden and do not allow to move towards a deal. There is an understanding with the U.S., Egypt and Qatar that the goal now is to get Hamas back to the original outline that Biden presented and until then, no Israeli delegation will be sent to Cairo or Doha for further talk[s].”
CNN reached out to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office for confirmation but an official said they had no information to share.
Israeli delegations have previously attended ceasefire talks in both Cairo and Doha, Qatar. An Egyptian official told CNN that as of 7 p.m. local time Thursday the negotiations were stuck because of the gaps between the Israeli and Hamas’ positions. The source spoke on condition of anonymity as he is not authorized to speak to the press.
On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Hamas had proposed a number of changes “which go beyond positions they had previously taken” and questioned whether the group is negotiating “in good faith.”
Netanyahu visits base of unit that carried out hostage rescue mission
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday visited the base of the unit that carried out the rescue of four hostages in Gaza at the weekend.
Netanyahu visited the base of the National Anti-Terrorist Unit – the Yamam — accompanied by the Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir. He told personnel at the base that the “same bravery, the same determination, the same devotion to the mission will allow us to overcome our enemy both in the south and in the north and return residents safely to their homes.”
While there, he spoke about his decision to proceed with the mission.
“I think about the whole chain, but in the end I come to you. I look at you (commander of the Yamam) and I see if you are ready — or not ready. If you have doubt, if you have hesitation. If there had been even a hint of hesitation, this operation would not have been carried out.”
Gvir said that the Yamam fighters had “sent a clear message to our enemies that we can rescue our abductees anywhere, anytime.” Both paid tribute to Arnon Zmora, the commander of the operation fatally wounded in a firefight.
Palestinian health authorities said that at least 270 civilians were killed by the Israeli military in an operation to extricate the hostages and their rescuers in Nuseirat Saturday. The Israel Defense Forces has contended that the death toll was far fewer.
It was all a sham, Biden's big fat lie. Israel was never onboard for a permanent ceasefire.
You're out of options Biden. Either you grow some balls and stop arms sales to Israel, sanction Israel until they comply with the UNSC resolution for immediate ceasefire, or hand over the keys to Trump in November. Netanyahu will keep the genocidal war going with your "ironclad support" while banking on Trump coming back into power.
