Instead of starting a new round of talks on a Gaza ceasefire deal, Hamas suggested it has asked mediators to offer a plan that is based on Biden’s proposal, Reuters reported.
In a statement on its official Telegram channel, Hamas revealed that it wants a plan “based on Biden’s May 31 ceasefire proposal, the framework laid out by mediators Qatar and Egypt on May 6, and UN Security Council Resolution 2735″.
It said that these have all been met with Israeli rejections and more Israeli massacres. “Israel has shown it is not serious about a permanent ceasefire by carrying out crimes against our people,” including the assassination of its leader and negotiator Ismail Haniyeh.
Meanwhile, CNN also reported that Egyptian and Qatari mediators informed Israeli officials, ahead of a summit scheduled later this week, that Hama’s new leader, Yahya Sinwar, wants to finalize a ceasefire agreement.
CNN said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s position on the matter remains unclear.
“Nobody knows what Bibi wants,” an Israeli source told CNN.
Netanyahu’s allies have told reporters and other officials that he is prepared to make a deal “regardless of the impact on his governing coalition,” according to two Israeli sources.
“But the Israeli security establishment remains considerably more sceptical of Netanyahu’s willingness to strike a deal given fierce opposition from far-right ministers in his coalition,” CNN said.
The US president told CBS News late Sunday August 11th that he believes a ceasefire in Gaza is “still possible” before the end of his term in the White House.
He made the same comments in his first interview since he abandoned his re-election campaign last month.
“The plan I put together, endorsed by the G7, endorsed by the UN Security Council, et cetera, is still viable,” Biden told CBS News. “And I’m working literally every single day – and my whole team – to see to it that it doesn’t escalate into a regional war. But it easily can.”
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