“Biden revealed the details of the new agreement between Israel and Hamas The US president welcomes the agreement on the ceasefire and the release of hostages between Israel and Hamas. Biden said the deal was the result of pressure on Hamas and American diplomacy.”, — write on: unn.ua
“This agreement will end the fighting in the Gaza Strip, increase much-needed humanitarian aid to Palestinian citizens and reunite hostages with their families after more than 15 months of captivity,” Biden said in a statement.
Biden says he laid out the “fine outlines” of the deal in a speech last May, and that the proposal was approved by the UN Security Council.
The US president says that today’s agreement is “not only the result of the extraordinary pressure that Hamas has been under and the changed regional balance after the cease-fire in Lebanon and the weakening of Iran – but also the result of persistent and painstaking American diplomacy”, he says. “My diplomacy has never stopped trying to achieve this.”
“Even as we welcome this news, we remember all the families whose loved ones died in the Hamas attack on October 7, and the many innocent people killed in the war that followed,” Biden said.
“I also think of the American families, three of whom have hostages alive in Gaza and four of whom are awaiting the return of their remains after what has been the most horrific ordeal imaginable. As part of this deal, we are determined to bring them all home “, he continues.
“It’s high time to stop hostilities and start working on building peace and security,” adds Biden, noting that he will soon speak publicly about the agreement.
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