This four-day ceasefire is due to end on Tuesday.
“The break should be extended to make it sustainable and long-term, while working toward a political solution,” he said at the start of the Union for the Mediterranean meeting in Barcelona on Monday.
Dozens of hostages have already been released during the ceasefire that began on Friday, and Israel has released more than 100 Palestinian prisoners in return.
The focus now turns to whether the truce will be extended.
“It is my goal and our goal to hold this recess beyond tomorrow so that we can free more hostages and provide more humanitarian aid to those in need in the Gaza Strip,” US President Joe Biden said on Sunday.
He said he would like the truce to last until the hostages are released.
Hamas has hinted at a desire to extend the ceasefire. A source close to the group told AFP that it had told mediators it was prepared to extend the truce for two to four days and believed it would be possible to release 20 to 40 Israeli hostages during that time.
Hamas militants took the hostages on October 7 after storming the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel. During a surprise attack in Israel, militants killed about 1.2 thousand. people, mostly civilians, are referred to by the Jewish state.
In response to this deadliest attack in the country’s history, Israel launched an offensive in the Gaza Strip to destroy Hamas. According to the Hamas government in Gaza, almost 15,000 Palestinians have died in this Palestinian territory. people, mostly civilians.
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2024-08-31 17:27:11
