It is time to bring immediate relief both to the long-suffering people of Gaza as well as the long-suffering hostages and their families,
As mediators, if necessary, we are prepared to present a final bridging proposal that resolves the remaining implementation issues in a manner that meets the expectations of all parties,
The school compounds were used by Hamas terrorists and commanders as command-and-control centres, from which they planned and carried out attacks against Israel Defense Forces troops and the state of Israel,
We must see a de-escalation."
It's not like the agreement's going to be ready to sign on Thursday. There's still a significant amount of work to do,
This is a clear targeting of schools and safe civilian facilities in the Gaza Strip,
We remain poised to respond,
They can be a very invaluable defensive platform,
What we really want to see is tensions de-escalate,
It is the time to conclude a ceasefire agreement and release hostages and prisoners,
On behalf of the hostages' families, we support and express our deepest gratitude to US President Joe Biden, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for their unwavering commitment to securing the release of 115 hostages.”
It's not like on Thursday, we're gonna sit in a room and sign the deal,
With regard to Mr. Sinwar, he has been and remains the primary decider when it comes to concluding the ceasefire,
I think it's much more likely we're going to see something coming from Hezbollah, which is right across the border,
I think that Netanyahu has put Hamas and Hezbollah in a position where they should be worried about what may be next, and therefore more inclined to seek some kind of lasting agreement which would include the release of all the hostages,
I, personally, as an American, am deeply outraged that we have American citizens who are continuously being held hostage by Hamas and it is not front and center of American policy to go and get them out, let alone Israeli policy,
It would cause them to continue doing what they're doing, which is keeping up these low-grade persistent attacks and erosion of Israeli security,
First, establishing a durable ceasefire in Gaza and the withdrawal of the occupiers from this territory,
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The US is being pushed to exert greater pressure due to the threat of a wider regional war,