The ceasefire. The one that Palestinians still in Rafah were waiting for. Hamas had agreed to the ceasefire terms but Israel has once again, delayed any possibility of peace in the region.
Israel’s unapologetic dissent comes despite global pressure calling for an end to the seven-month genocide of Palestinians which has now killed more than 34,000 people.
As per the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the three-phase ceasefire is in ‘contradiction with Israel’s demands’ and a delegation will reportedly be sent to Cairo for talks.
On the other hand, according to sources from Al Jazeera, Hamas claims that Netanyahu deliberately undermined the recent discussions while reports in the Israeli media of Hamas accepting a deal is also being discredited, deeming it as a “ruse designed to make Israel look like they had sabotaged the deal”.
Ironically, at the same time, Israeli military has invaded the Rafah crossing.
“By deciding to close the Rafah and Kerem Shalom [Karem Abu Salem] border crossing, Israel is leading the region toward a disaster and continues its policy of starvation and persecution of [Palestinians],” said Hamas.
Hamas has also called for “international intervention” to prompt Israel into accepting the ceasefire.
Previously, Hamas deputy leader Khalil al-Hayya confirmed to Al Jazeera that US President Biden personally committed to the implementation of the ceasefire deal.
He told the Qatari news network that Egyptian and Qatari mediators had told Hamas that the United States president was committed to making sure that the agreement was enforced.
However, there hasn’t been confirmation of this from the American side.
The US confirmed that work was being done ‘right now’ to ensure peace. State Department spokesperson Miller didn’t give a timeframe for how long the details of the ceasefire would take but he said that the CIA director is “literally working on this right now”.
“It’s something that is a top priority for everyone in this administration from the president on down,” Miller said.
“Everyone is focused on this. Everyone is trying to get a deal over the line.”
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