ANDThe President of the United States, Joe Biden, spoke this Sunday with the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuabout “ongoing negotiations” to achieve an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages, the White House reported.
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In a telephone call, the leaders also discussed the “increase” in the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave and the opening of a “new passage” to the north of the Strip this week, according to a statement released by Washington.
Biden “underscored the need to continue progress” in the influx of aid and to “improve coordination with humanitarian organizations.”
Biden stressed the need to continue progress in the entry of aid and to improve coordination with humanitarian organizations
The conversation between the leaders takes place a day before US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, travels to Saudi Arabia to try unfreeze negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza.
A Hamas delegation, led by political bureau member Khalil al Haya, is expected to arrive this Monday in Cairo, mediator in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group, to deliver its response to negotiators, according to a source. on the Egyptian side, who asked not to be identified due to the sensitivity of the issue.
“Only the United States can prevent Israel from invading Rafah”
“The United States is the only country that can prevent Israel from perpetrating this crime,” Abbas said during his speech at the special meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), which began this Sunday in Riyadh and which puts the focus on ways to resolve the war in the Gaza Strip.
It only takes one small attack to force everyone to leave Palestine and we will witness the greatest catastrophe in the history of the Palestinian people.
“What Israel will do in the next few days is invade the city of Rafah, because all the Palestinians from Gaza have moved there. It only takes one small attack to force everyone to leave Palestine and we will witness the greatest catastrophe in history of the Palestinian people,” the president warned.
Faced with this “threat”, Abbas also called on the international community to “commit to its obligations” and recognize the State of Palestine “just as they recognized the State of Israel” to end the historic conflict between both parties.
“We ask the world to commit to its obligations and recognize the State of Palestine. Only after recognizing it can we sit down with Israel and negotiate the borders and only then can we all enjoy full peace,” he said in his address.
The special meeting of the WEF, which will last until this Monday, will focus on the war in the Gaza Strip and will feature the participation of “key actors” in mediating the conflict, such as the United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, or the Foreign Ministers of Egypt and Qatar, among others.
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