Hamas blames Biden for the lack of a ceasefire

Last Updated on May 13, 2024 5:59 am

A truce could take effect tomorrow if Hamas releases its hostages — the Palestinian independence group Hamas has criticized US President Joe Biden’s comments, saying the comments have set back progress on ceasefire talks.

Hassam said these things in a statement on Sunday. News from AFP.

It said, ‘We condemn this position of the US President. We consider his comments as a blow to the progress of the recent phases of ceasefire talks.

US President Joe Biden said that it is possible to implement the ceasefire tomorrow. However, for this purpose, he imposed the burden of conditions on the Palestinian independence group Hamas. “As I said, it’s up to Hamas now,” he said at a fundraiser in Seattle, Washington state last Saturday. If they want to implement it (ceasefire), they can end it (by releasing the hostages) tomorrow. If you do this, the ceasefire can start tomorrow.

Earlier, Biden confirmed that his country will not provide any weapons to Israel for the Rafah operation.

Ongoing talks between Hamas and Israel on a ceasefire and hostage exchange deal brokered by Egypt, Qatar and the US appear to have stalled amid Israeli military operations in Rafah, southern Gaza.

Hamas says Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is trying hard to reverse the progress of the talks by attacking Rafah. Hamas accuses Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu of obstructing ceasefire talks. Netanyahu is using the talks as a shield to cover up the attack on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

Meanwhile, the families of five American citizens held hostage by Hamas in Gaza met with the country’s National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Middle East Coordinator Brett McGurk last Friday. In a statement, the families said they were disappointed by yet another stalemate in ceasefire efforts. In particular, this frustration has been exacerbated by the recent videos Hamas released of the hostages, showing them immobile, thin, pale and depressed.