Published February 29,2024
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US President Joe Biden mentioned developments within the Gaza Strip on Thursday with Egyptian and Qatari leaders, based on statements.
The Egyptian Presidency stated Biden and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reviewed on the phone joint efforts by Egypt, the US and Qatar to achieve a cease-fire and a prisoner swap deal, together with efforts to ship humanitarian assist into war-torn Gaza.
The Egyptian president confused the necessity to attain a right away and everlasting cease-fire that may convey aid to Palestinians in Gaza, based on an announcement.
He additionally stated that reaching a cease-fire is a precedence to revive stability within the area.
Meanwhile, the Qatar News Agency (QNA) stated Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani mentioned on the telephone with Biden “the latest developments in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories.”
The two leaders additionally mentioned Qatar’s efforts “aimed at reaching a deal on immediate and permanent cease-fire in Gaza.”
Representatives from Qatar, Egypt, the US and Israel met final week in Paris to debate proposals for a cease-fire that features a prisoner swap deal, however to this point no settlement has been reached.
Israel has launched a lethal navy offensive on the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas assault, which Tel Aviv stated killed lower than 1,200 individuals.
At least 30,035 Palestinians have since been killed and 70,457 others injured amid mass destruction and shortages of requirements.
Israel has additionally imposed a crippling blockade on the Gaza Strip, leaving its inhabitants, significantly residents of northern Gaza, on the verge of hunger.
The Israeli battle has pushed 85% of Gaza’s inhabitants into inner displacement amid acute shortages of meals, clear water and drugs, whereas 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure has been broken or destroyed, based on the UN.
Israel is accused of genocide on the International Court of Justice. An interim ruling in January ordered Tel Aviv to cease genocidal acts and take measures to ensure that humanitarian help is offered to civilians in Gaza.
Source: www.anews.com.tr