USA expressed the urgency of reaching an agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and call for a ceasefire in Gaza after six Israeli hostages were killed.
Matthew Millerthe spokesman for the US Department of Statetold reporters that “there are dozens of hostages still in Gaza, waiting for a deal that will bring them home. It is time to finalize that deal.”
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Neither the Israeli government nor the terrorist group Hamas have managed to reach an agreement that would allow the release of the hostages who are still deprived of their freedom in Palestinian territory, nor a ceasefire.
“Closing a deal will require flexibility on both sides. It will require both sides to look for reasons to say yes rather than reasons to say no,” the spokesman added at a press conference.
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Miller also said at a press conference that “the people of Israel cannot afford to wait any longer. The Palestinian people, who are also suffering the terrible effects of this war, cannot afford to wait any longer. The world cannot afford to wait any longer.”
Benjamin Netanyahusaid he was committed to reaching an agreement that would return all the hostages, but insisted that “those who kill kidnapped people do not want an agreement.”
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In the coming days, the United States will work with mediators from Egypt y Qatar to fine-tune the details to push for a final agreement.
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2024-09-05 07:03:27