Israel-Hamas War: US President Joe Biden hopes that there will be a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas by March 4. Answering media questions, Joe Biden said, ‘His advisors have told that we are close to a ceasefire.’ Biden was present with comedian Seth Meyers at an ice cream shop in New York City on Monday (February 26). During this time he was answering the questions of the media.
According to CNN report, Israel had declared a ceasefire for a week after Hamas expressed support for the release of the hostages. During this period, imprisoned Palestinian citizens were released and around 143 Israeli hostages were also released by Hamas. Despite this, things did not work out, after which the war started again.
Israel and Hamas close to ceasefire – officials
A senior US official has said that the major obstacles to the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces and ending the war have been resolved. Hamas has shown some relaxation regarding the release of Palestinian prisoners, after which there can be a ceasefire.
Joe Biden had recently said that Hamas does not have the support of Palestinian citizens. The citizens of Palestine are suffering the consequences of Hamas terrorism. Biden said that we should clearly understand that Palestinians and Hamas are different.
What did Biden say on the initial attack by Hamas?
After the Hamas attack on October 7, Joe Biden had said that this attack has once again awakened anti-Semitism. Old wounds have been freshened by the massacre of thousands of people.
Biden said, ‘We will ensure that Israel has everything to take care of its citizens, protect itself and respond to this attack. There is no justification for terrorism. there is no excuse.’ Biden said that Hamas wants to destroy Israel and this is just the bloodshed of Jews. Hamas attacks Palestinian civilians by using them as shields.
