Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday accused Hamas of withdrawing from a ceasefire agreement aimed at freeing hostages and pausing more than a year of fighting.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced Thursday that a cabinet meeting to approve the Gaza ceasefire agreement will not be held until Hamas withdraws from what it calls a “last-minute crisis.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the 79th United Nations General Assembly on Friday, September 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
Prime Minister Netanyahu's office did not provide details, but accused Hamas of trying to withdraw parts of the agreement in order to “force last-minute concessions.”
Israel's cabinet was scheduled to ratify the agreement on Thursday.
President Biden attended a press conference Wednesday with Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, announcing that the deal would be rolled out in three phases.
Israel-Hamas ceasefire, hostage release agreement reached: “America will join in''
Biden said the first phase would last six weeks and include “a complete and complete cease-fire, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from all populated areas of the Gaza Strip, and the removal of large numbers of people, including women, elderly and Muslims, detained by Hamas.” This includes the release of hostages.” “And I'm proud that the American people will be participating in the first phase of releasing those hostages, and the Vice President and I can't wait to bring them home.”
In return, Biden said, Israel would release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, Palestinians would also be able to “return to their neighborhoods in all areas of Gaza, and a surge of humanitarian aid to Gaza would begin.” .
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Fox News Digital’s Efrat Lachter and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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