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US will continue to engage with partners on Gaza ceasefire
The United States will continue to engage with its regional partners over the coming days to finalise a Gaza ceasefire and captive-prisoner exchange deal, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller says.
Progress was made on the remaining obstacles during talks last week, Miller told reporters, but said reaching a deal will require flexibility on both sides.
White House says captive deaths add urgency to Gaza ceasefire talks
“We’re working on a proposal that will secure the release of the remaining hostages and will include massive and immediate relief for the people of Gaza and also result in a stoppage of the fighting,” Kirby said.
He said he did not have a timeframe on when the proposal would be formally presented.
“We are still in constant consultations with Qatar, Egypt and Israel, and of course, Qatar and Egypt are in touch with Hamas, and we’re going to do what we can to get it done,” Kirby said.
US is not applying enough pressure on Netanyahu: Hamas
Hamas spokesman Osama Hamdan says there are no developments in the ceasefire talks and Washington is not applying enough pressure on the Israeli prime minister to accept a deal.
Hamdan reiterated the group’s stance that there is no need for a new proposal but rather more effort is needed to pressure Netanyahu to accept the agreement that Hamas had previously agreed upon.
He also said: “Our position on the Philadelphi Corridor is clear. We reject any status quo that allows for Israel’s presence there. The corridor is part of the withdrawal process from the Gaza Strip that was previously agreed upon.”
“If Washington does not pressure Netanyahu to withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor, then we consider this to be an attempt to save him and his political career from the repercussions of the captives’ killing.”
Hamdan also said the six captives whose bodies were retrieved at the weekend by Israeli forces were killed either “by Israeli shelling, Israeli shootings or during clashes”.
New Jersey ‘uncommitted movement’ calls for witholding votes from Kamala Harris
New Jersey’s uncommitted movement is calling on its members to withhold votes from US federal Democratic election candidates unless the Biden-Harris administration delivers a ceasefire in Gaza and imposes an arms embargo on Israel.
In a statement, the movement said it will withhold votes from Vice President Kamala Harris and all Congressional Democratic Party candidates on the ballot this November 5 unless there is an arms embargo and permanent ceasefire imposed on Israel.
“The Biden administration is a full partner in the genocide in Gaza. While Democratic Party leaders claim to be ‘working tirelessly’ for a ceasefire, they have provided over $20.8bn in weapons for Israel’s mass slaughter of Palestinians since October 7,” the movement said.
