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Gaza: Ceasefire of the Non-Neutrality Agreement that the United States is pushing for Hamas
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New York (ANN)- A Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal “now is in sight”, the United States envoy to the United Nations has told the UN Security Council (UNSC) as a new round of talks begins in the Egyptian capital.
Accoding to Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield @USAmbUN, “We now have a path forward to save lives, bring relief to Palestinians in Gaza, get the hostages back home, and de-escalate regional tensions.
Israel has accepted the bridging proposal that the United States, Qatar, and Egypt put forward. Now, Hamas must do the same. We need a ceasefire and release of hostages deal. Urgently.” Wrote her x (Twitter’).Ambasador Linda wrote on her site x (Twitter’).
Also, Speaking before the council on Thursday, US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield called on Hamas to accept a “bridging proposal” put forward by the US that appears to differ from a previous proposal adopted by the UNSC and agreed to by the Palestinian group.
The proposal ostensibly aims to bridge unresolved disputes between Israel and Hamas to end the violence in Gaza, where Israeli forces have killed at least 40,265 Palestinians, wounded more than 93,000 others and created a humanitarian crisis since beginning their offensive in October.
“Israel has accepted the bridging proposal. Now Hamas must do the same,” she said. “As members of this council, we must speak with one voice, and we must use our leverage to press Hamas to accept the bridging proposal.”
The remarks by Thomas-Greenfield continued a trend of US officials claiming that Israel has agreed to a deal that Hamas has yet to accept despite indications that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s insistence on Israel retaining strips of territory inside Gaza is the primary obstacle to a deal.
But, Hamas has accused Netanyahu of adopting positions intended to sabotage progress towards an agreement to end Israel’s nearly 11-month war in Gaza.
The cease-fire agreement has failed several times, as it was intended to put pressure on Hamas to accept an agreement without any conditions, through Egypt and other Arab countries. But when it comes to the issue of Gaza, Hamas is listening to Iran and Qatar only.
Written by Arraale M. Jama, a freelance journalist and human rights activist.
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