DOHA: US Prez’s statements Joe Biden that one truce inside Gaza if it were possible Hamas let them free hostages The Palestinian militant group said on Sunday that this was a “setback” in negotiations. “We condemn this attitude of the US president and consider it a setback compared to the results of the last round of negotiations, which led the movement to agree on the proposal put forward by the mediators,” Hamas said in a statement. said.
Biden said on Saturday that a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war could be possible “tomorrow” if Hamas gives up hostages captured in the Oct. 7 attack. The US president raised the issue of hostages in a speech in Seattle.
Negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage exchange agreement between Hamas and Israel, mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the USA, appear to have stopped due to Israel’s military operation in the south of Gaza. Hamas said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “rushing to reverse” the talks by launching an attack on Rafah.