Hamas is currently standing in the way of a prisoner exchange.
US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that there had been “some real progress” in negotiations on a ceasefire and a hostage exchange agreement between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. According to the AFP agency, which is referred to by TASR, in the last few days in office, the outgoing president is trying to conclude an agreement, which negotiators have been trying to achieve for several months.
“We’ve made some real progress, I met with the negotiators today,” Biden said. can succeed, we must achieve it,” said the outgoing president.
Qatar, Egypt and the United States are trying to broker a ceasefire deal
Qatar, Egypt and the United States have been trying to broker a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas for several months. However, they have so far failed to stop the devastating conflict in the Gaza Strip, which began in October 2023 after Palestinian militants attacked Israel.
Incoming US President Donald Trump, who will take office on January 20, declared at a recent press conference that if Hamas does not release the remaining hostages held in the Gaza Strip by his inauguration, “hell will break loose” in the Middle East.
