Will Hamas Accept The Ceasefire Deal, Biden Makes Major Push To Broker Peace In Gaza

President Biden on Friday announced what he said was a new Israeli proposal that, if agreed to by Hamas, will lead to a permanent cease-fire in Gaza, the release of all hostages and the withdrawal of all Israeli troops from the enclave. Describing the plan as a path to “a durable end” to the current conflict, Biden said Hamas “is no longer capable of carrying out another Oct. 7,” the day its invasion of Israel began the war. “It’s time for this war to end,” he said. The White House cautioned that final agreement on the deal would still require some negotiation and an immediate cease-fire is not likely. But administration officials said after months of fitful talks, it was effectively the best offer either side could hope to have. Both Israel and the United States, as Israel’s primary military and diplomatic backer, have been under growing international pressure to end the Israeli attacks that have killed more than 36,000 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, and to bring home more than 100 remaining Hamas hostages, both living and dead. That pressure, including domestic criticism of Biden’s support for Israel, has intensified as Israel continues the military offensive it launched in densely-populated Rafah, the southernmost Gaza city, more than three weeks ago. As outlined by the president in White House remarks, the three-phase plan echoes previous proposals that died on the negotiating table. It begins with a six-week cease-fire and the return of women, children and other vulnerable hostages; the release of “hundreds” of Palestinian prisoners in Israel; withdrawal of Israeli troops from populated areas of Gaza; and the surging of “600 trucks [of humanitarian aid] carried into Gaza every single day.” The clearest new element would come with negotiations about the second phase — to begin as soon as the initial cease-fire starts — over a permanent end to the fighting and full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, along with the release of all remaining hostages. Those elements are more directly addressed than in the last proposal, which fell apart several weeks ago with Hamas insisting that specific commitments be spelled out and Israel calling that unacceptable. “This deal to stop the war is nearly identical to Hamas, its own proposals, of only a few weeks ago,” said a senior Biden administration official, who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. Under the newly announced plan, the temporary cease-fire would continue beyond an initial six weeks until a permanent plan is put in place, provided good-faith negotiations are ongoing and neither side violates its terms. The third phase of the new proposal outlines a 3-to-5 year period of internationally funded reconstruction of Gaza and the establishment of a non-Hamas Palestinian government. Both Israel and Hamas, which received the four-and-a-half page plan Thursday evening, issued positive initial responses following Biden’s statement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed he had “authorized” the text, but emphasized the importance of “the conditional transition between stages.” If all goes according to plan, it indicated, Israel would achieve its goals of returning all hostages and eliminating Hamas’s military and governing capabilities. Hamas, in a statement posted on its Telegram site, said it viewed Biden’s remarks “positively … in his call for a permanent ceasefire, the withdrawal of the occupation forces from the Gaza Strip, reconstruction, and an exchange of prisoners … if the occupation declares its explicit commitment to that.” The senior administration official said Biden had decided to make public the details of an “endgame” proposal “because often these deals get characterized by those who might not want to see the deal.” #viralvideo #viralshorts #shorts #explorepage #democrats #demonslayer #magic #drama #power #congress #political #politicalnews #politics #police #pokemon #youtube #youtubeshorts #youtuber #mtg #biden #status #stateoftheunion #msnbc #worldnews #explore #fox #america #world #republican #reels #reels #trump #transformation #truthful_speech #gaza #war #warzone #trending #newstatus #newshorts #newsupdate #news #newyork #trial #court #election #video #videoshort #newstoday #newsheadlines #cnn #pbs #youtubechannel #youtubevideos #youtubeshort #reelsinstagram #reelsfb #facebook #instagram #instagramyoutube #instagramstatus #facebookreels #twitter #twitch #twitchstreamer #twitchclips #tiktok #tiktokvideo #tiktokviral #tiktokvideos #viral #mrbeast #democracy #freedom #education #educational #information #influencer #info #informative #congress #freedom #foxnews #maga #shortsfeed #shortvideo #shortsviral #shortvideos #shortsyoutube #short #shortfeed #instagramshorts #inspiration #usa #usanews #usanewstoday #president #hamas #israel #islam #islamic #jewish #palestine #peace