The American president seeks to “build something more lasting” in the region
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, announced this Monday that he is working on an agreement for the Gaza Strip that would include an exchange of hostages and a period of at least six weeks of truce. The goal, according to Biden, is to “bring an immediate and sustained period of common good to Gaza” and “build something more lasting” in the region.
The agreement, which is being negotiated between Israel and Hamas, still has “gaps”, but Biden has assured that “the United States will do everything possible to make it happen.” The American president has maintained contacts with the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and with leaders of Egypt and Qatar to “promote” the agreement.
Biden has also referred to the military operation that Israel plans in the Palestinian enclave of Rafah, and has said that “it should not be carried out without a credible plan to guarantee the safety of more than a million refugees.”
The US president has acknowledged the suffering of the Palestinian people during the war, stating that “too many of the more than 27,000 Palestinians killed in this conflict were innocent civilians and children.”
The visit of the King of Jordan to the White House comes at a critical time for the region. King Abdullah II seeks to promote international support for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and a political horizon that leads to a comprehensive solution to the conflict.
Since the outbreak of the war on October 7, more than 28,300 Palestinians have died in Israeli attacks, according to data from the Ministry of Health of the Gaza Strip. The president of the United States, Joe Biden, announced this Monday that he is working on an agreement for the Gaza Strip that would include an exchange of hostages and a period of at least six weeks of truce. The goal, according to Biden, is to “bring an immediate and sustained period of common good to Gaza” and “build something more lasting” in the region.
The agreement, which is being negotiated between Israel and Hamas, still has “gaps”, but Biden has assured that “the United States will do everything possible to make it happen.” The American president has maintained contacts with the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and with leaders of Egypt and Qatar to “promote” the agreement.
Biden has also referred to the military operation that Israel plans in the Palestinian enclave of Rafah, and has said that “it should not be carried out without a credible plan to guarantee the safety of more than a million refugees.”
The US president has acknowledged the suffering of the Palestinian people during the war, stating that “too many of the more than 27,000 Palestinians killed in this conflict were innocent civilians and children.”
The visit of the King of Jordan to the White House comes at a critical time for the region. King Abdullah II seeks to promote international support for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and a political horizon that leads to a comprehensive solution to the conflict.
Since the outbreak of the war on October 7, more than 28,300 Palestinians have died in Israeli attacks, according to data from the Ministry of Health of the Gaza Strip.
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