Due to security conditions, communication with Sinwar has tools and mechanisms in place yet they are operating smoothly,
The proposal completely meets Netanyahu's conditions and especially his refusal to a permanent ceasefire and a complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, and his insistence on continuing to occupy the Netzarim axis, the Rafah crossing and the Philadelphi Corridor. It also adds new conditions regarding the exchange of prisoners, and a withdrawal of the Israeli position in other sections, which prevents the success of the deal,
They are lying just to destroy us more and more. Kill us and kill our children, starve us and make us homeless. Mr Blinken is useless, his visit will harm the Palestinian people,
Don’t sacrifice my daughter and the dozens of helpless hostages,
When Blinken says that the Israelis agreed and then the Israelis say that there is an updated proposal, this means that the Americans are subject to Israeli pressure and not the other way around. We believe that it is a manoeuvre that gives the Israelis more time,
Hostage deal now, ... Hey Joe! Mr Biden, help us save them, ... They have no time
I think there's a lot of wishful thinking going on, and I think the wishful thinking is because the stakes are now so high, because there is a potential for this conflict to escalate beyond its borders,
Completing a successful polio vaccination campaign is quite challenging. The safe transport of vaccines in cold temperatures and the availability of fuel and communication networks are all essential for the success of the WHO/UNICEF-led campaign to vaccinate 650,000 children below the age of 8 years,
A cease-fire, or at the very least a humanitarian pause, is urgently needed to give this polio vaccination campaign a fighting chance,
It’s now incumbent on Hamas to do the same,” and then with the help of mediators Egypt, Qatar and the United States, to “come together and complete the process,
We’re never giving up,
There is, I think, a real sense of urgency here, across the region, on the need to get this over the finish line and to do it as soon as possible
In a very constructive meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu today, he confirmed to me that Israel accepts the bridging proposal. He supports it. It's now incumbent on Hamas to do the same,
The single quickest, best, most effective way to relieve the terrible suffering of the Palestinians that was instigated by Hamas's attack on October 7 and the war that ensued is to complete this agreement."
What I would say to Hamas and to its leadership is, if it genuinely cares about the Palestinian people that it purports to somehow represent, then it will say 'yes' to this agreement, and it will work on clear understandings about how to implement it,
We've seen public statements before where they don't fully reflect where Hamas is,
It’s also time to make sure that no one takes any steps that could derail this process,
This is the way we are living these days,
The new proposal responds to Netanyahu’s conditions,
The United States is committed to the security of Israel, and it is vital to U.S. national interests to assist Israel to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defense capability,