Hamas reportedly refused to accept the terms of the Israeli hostage deal after the Biden administration refused to veto Monday’s UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. , is reportedly pursuing that request.
The resolution did not call for the release of Israeli hostages as a condition of a ceasefire, as the US had called for in an earlier proposal. instead, solution He only mentioned the release of the remaining hostages.
Hamas considered this a victory. So are countries such as South Africa, which is currently pursuing a lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, alleging that Israel is committing “genocide” in its war with Hamas.
Hamas praised the Security Council and said it was ready to discuss the exchange of Israeli hostages (described by the council as “prisoners of war”) with Palestinian terrorist prisoners, but only after a ceasefire. He said it is limited.
era of israel report: “Hamas has told mediators that the terrorist organization will stick to its original position of reaching a comprehensive ceasefire that includes the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, the return of displaced Palestinians, and a ‘real’ exchange of prisoners.” He said he had told him. ”
Egypt and Qatar act as mediators in hostage negotiations. was praised The UN resolution was passed, but Israel condemned it.
In effect, the resolution requires Israel to accept defeat in its primary goal of ending Hamas as a military threat. This resolution therefore makes a hostage trade less likely than before, unless Israel is prepared to let Hamas win.
White House National Security Press Secretary John Kirby claimed At Monday’s press conference, the United States said the new resolution, which it simply abstained from, “combines hostages with a ceasefire.” But that doesn’t mean one is dependent on the other.
The draft US resolution, which was vetoed by Russia and China last Friday, would have established a ceasefire conditional on the release of Israeli hostages. In fact, that was one of the reasons opponents of the US draft resolution voted against it.
The White House insisted Monday that its position had not changed. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu objected and canceled a meeting between his senior aides and President Joe Biden’s aides to discuss differences.
Kirby said the Biden administration was “embarrassed” by Netanyahu’s decision and that Netanyahu “chose to create the perception that there is daylight here when there is no need to be.” He claimed that he was overreacting to the resolution.
The Biden administration’s decision to abstain from the resolution comes in the final weeks of 2016, when the US abstained from UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which declared Israel’s existence across the 1949 Armistice Line. Reminds me of a similar decision made by. Old City of Jerusalem — Illegal. The backlash against the decision prompted President Donald Trump to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
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