The Palestinian-Israeli war is no less tragic than the Russia-Ukraine war. The death toll of Pakistani civilians has exceeded 20,000. At present, Gaza is in the midst of a serious humanitarian catastrophe. The severity is beyond imagination, and the level of misery is unbearable even for the United States.
Recently, the United States has continued to exert pressure on Israel to demand a ceasefire and peace talks between the two sides to resolve the humanitarian catastrophe.
A senior Biden said Saturday that Israelis had "largely accepted" Gaza's six-week ceasefire offer. The second phase will be worked out over the course of six weeks to establish a more durable ceasefire.
A six-week ceasefire would allow the release of hostages considered the most vulnerable in Gaza, including women, the elderly and the wounded, and the flow of aid into troubled coastal enclaves.
Israel "more or less accepted" a "framework agreement," the ** said. The sticking point, the ** said, is that Hamas has not yet agreed to the "identified category of vulnerable hostages."
The United States said on Friday that a ceasefire should be reached as soon as possible to stop the fighting between Hamas and Israel in Gaza before Ramadan, and talks appear to be on track, even as more than 100 Palestinians were killed on Thursday as they tried to get food in Gaza City.
Joe Biden was so unhappy with Israel that he called for an "immediate ceasefire."
"We are trying to reach an agreement between Israel and Hamas on the repatriation of the hostages and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for at least the next six weeks and allow for a surge in aid to the Gaza Strip," Biden said during a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the White House.
As international efforts to broker a ceasefire continue, more talks are planned in Cairo. Negotiators from the United States, Israel, Egypt and Hamas are expected to attend, according to a diplomatic source familiar with the discussions. It is unclear whether Qatar will attend.
The discussion between Israel and Hamas will be indirect, in separate rooms. Israel has asked Hamas to provide a list of hostages, including who is alive and who is dead. Hamas has yet to respond to last week's Paris meeting, followed by this weekDoha, the capital of Qatar, held a technical meeting with teams from the United States, Egypt, Qatar and Israel.
U.S. Deputy Kamala Harris will meet with Benny Gantz, a member of Israel's war cabinet, next Monday as the U.S. pushes for a temporary ceasefire.
At the same time, the United States, contrary to its rule, is working with partners to expand assistance to Gaza. On Saturday, the United States and Jordan airdropped humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave, the U.S. command said. One U.S.** said 66 bundles of humanitarian aid were dropped. There was no water or medical supplies in the packages, which were dropped off at places where the U.S. assessed people in need had refuge.
After the airdrop, Biden said on social media that the amount of aid flowing into Gaza was "far from enough," adding that the U.S. "will continue to do everything in its power to get more aid."
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