Biden joins leaders from Egypt, Qatar in urging Gaza cease-fire, hostage release deal
President Biden, along with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Qatari leader Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, on Thursday called on Israel and Hamas to agree to a negotiated ceasefire and hostage release agreement that is increasingly close to being agreed upon. “The time has come to bring immediate relief to both the long-suffering people […]
‘This Is A Setback’: Did Biden’s Gaza Ceasefire Dreams Get Blown Up With A Top Hamas Leader?
Defense experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the Biden administration’s hopes for a Gaza ceasefire may be fading following the assassination of a top Hamas leader deep inside Iran. The administration and several international negotiators have been trying for months to broker an agreement between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire and the […]
White House Dodges on if World Is Better Without Hamas Leader, Says We Must Focus on Ceasefire
In an interview with Deutsche Welle on Thursday that was published on Friday, White House national security communications adviser John Kirby was asked whether the world would be better off without Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, and said “it’s important that we focus on getting a ceasefire done” and that “the Middle East would be […]
Biden says killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh not helpful for ceasefire talks
US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh would not help Israel’s efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza war. Haniyeh’s assassination in Iran has sparked threats of retaliation against Israel, raising the risk of escalation into a wider Middle East war. Hamas and the Iranian Revolutionary […]
Israel Is Making a Ceasefire Harder by Killing Terrorist Leaders After It’s Attacked
Speaking on MSNBC’s “Katie Tarr Report” on Wednesday, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) said Israel’s killing of the Hezbollah leader was in retaliation for a rocket attack that killed children inside Israel, and that the reported assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh “makes a cease-fire more difficult to achieve. And what we should be focused […]
Blinken says Gaza cease-fire is ‘imperative’ after killing of Hamas leader in Iran
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a ceasefire in Gaza was “essential” following the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. Blinken spoke at a forum in Singapore on Wednesday. His comments came just hours after Haniyeh visited Tehran. Iranian President Masoud Pezechkian At a swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, Pezeshkian was sworn […]
I Hope Harris’ Remarks Influence Bibi on Ceasefire, He Should ‘Take Some Risks’
On CNN’s “The Lead” broadcast Friday, Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), a 2024 Democratic presidential candidate, said he hopes Vice President Kamala Harris’ comments on the Israel-Hamas war will influence negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage agreement, and that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “is willing to take some risks and actually get this agreement done, […]
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Harris won’t say if she’s pushing Hamas to agree to a cease-fire after publicly pressuring Netanyahu
Vice President Kamala Harris has publicly pressured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “get this deal done” and agree to a ceasefire to end the war with Hamas in Gaza, but the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has not said whether she is also pressuring the terror group to make concessions at the negotiating table. Harris’ […]
We Can Get Ceasefire Deal We Want with ‘Compromise’ ‘on Both Sides’
Speaking on “CNN News Central” on Thursday, White House national security and communications adviser John Kirby said a ceasefire agreement could be reached between Israel and Hamas “with compromise and leadership on both sides.” Kirby said:[W]We believe that the gap that remains is narrow enough that we can easily cross it. Now, I say easily, […]