He US President Joe Bidencelebrated this Tuesday the ceasefire reached between Lebanon and Israel as a “reminder that peace is possible” and has been shown hopeful that it is the prelude to an agreement in Gazaa goal he has said he hopes to achieve before his term ends.
“It’s what I think, it’s what I hope, I pray for it“Biden said in response to a question from a journalist after a brief institutional statement in the Rose Garden of the White House, words that were accompanied by a gesture crossing fingers.
In the statement on the agreement between Israel and Lebanon prepared by Washington with the collaboration of France, Biden has given some of the details and has assured that “it is designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities“.
Much of his speech was dedicated, however, to looking beyond Israel and Lebanon. “Today’s announcement brings us closer to being able to achieve the agenda that I have pursued throughout my presidency, the vision of a future of the Middle East in peace and prosperity and integration, a future in which Palestinians have their own statewhich satisfies their legitimate aspirations, a future in which they cannot threaten Israel or harbor terrorist groups and in which Israelis and Palestinians enjoy equal security, prosperity and dignity,” he said.
The Democratic president, who has maintained unwavering military support for Israel Since Tel Aviv launched the war following the Hamas attacks on October 7 last year, it has once again recognized that Palestinians in Gaza “have been through hell” but he has blamed Hamas for refusing for months to negotiate an agreement in good faith. He stated that the organization now “has only one way out”: release the hostages and abandon the fight, which he assured would allow the entry of more humanitarian aid.
Biden has also said that “in the coming days the US will another boost for Turkey, Egypt, Qatar, Israel and others achieve a ceasefire in Gaza.”
Petition to Israel
In these statements, Biden has urged Israel to make decisions. “Israel has been brave on the battlefield. Iran and its partners have paid a high price. Now Israel must be brave in turning tactical victories into a coherent strategy that ensures Israel’s long-term security and fosters broader peace and prosperity in the region,” he said.
Although with the victory in the presidential elections of Donald Trump, the Democrat has less than two months left in office, he has promised to continue trying to conclude agreements with Saudi Arabia that allow the normalization of relations with Israel, a security pact and economic guarantees, “together to a credible path to the establishment of a Palestinian state.” “I think that this agenda is still possible”, he declared.
