The administration of United States President Joe Biden sees the possibility of a potential truce agreement in Gaza this week, according to information from Jake Sullivan, White House National Security Advisor, to the international news agency Bloomberg News this Monday. fair (13).
Sullivan added that there are no guarantees that the parties will agree to such a deal.
Sullivan, in an interview with Bloomberg, stated that Joe Biden’s government has been in contact with the team, which will take office on January 20th.
“The pressure at the end of President Biden’s term has been considerable,” Sullivan said.
Envoys from Biden and Trump this past weekend on the .
“We can seize the moment collectively and make this happen now,” Sullivan told Bloomberg. He highlighted that Biden directed him to work closely with the new team.
Understand the conflict in the Gaza Strip
Israel has carried out intense airstrikes in the Gaza Strip since last year, after Hamas invaded the country and killed 1,200 people, according to Israeli counts. In addition, the group holds dozens of hostages.
Hamas does not recognize Israel as a state and claims Israeli territory for Palestine.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly promised to destroy Hamas’ military capabilities and recover people detained in Gaza.
In addition to the air offensive, the Israeli Army carries out land incursions into Palestinian territory. This caused much of Gaza’s population to be displaced.
The UN and several humanitarian institutions have warned of a catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, with a lack of food, medicine and the spread of diseases.
The Israeli population is constantly protesting against Netanyahu, accusing the prime minister of failing to reach a ceasefire agreement so that the hostages can be released.
